Contralateral Hearing Status as a Determinant of Cochlear Implant Device Engagement and Rehabilitation Trajectory.
OBJECTIVE To compare device utilization, speech recognition trajectories, and predictive validity of early postactivation performance across 3 contralateral hearing status groups: single-sided deafness (SSD), asymmetric hearing loss (AHL), and bilateral nonserviceable hearing loss (BSHL). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective l...