Comment on “The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes”

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With great enthusiasm, we read the paper by Kuthubutheen et al.

[1] titled “The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes” published recently in BioMed Research International.

This study evaluated the cochlea “A” value and outer wall cochlear duct length (CDL) at 720 degrees.

The study was aimed at determining if these metrics could be reliably factored into determining hearing outcomes from two different length electrodes.

Due to increased cochlear implant surgery, this topic has become a hotspot in otology and radiology.

One strong side to the paper is that there is no previous literature discussing different implant outcomes in the cochlea of equal length.

Another strength of the study was the evaluation of patients with clinical speech outcomes.