Socioeconomic and Demographic Trends of Non–English-Speaking Cochlear Implantees: A Large National Database Analysis
There exists evidence of disparities in rates of cochlear implantation based on spoken language at a national level, with rates of cochlear implantation in non-English speakers remaining unchanged over the past 9 years. Non-English CI users are more likely to be implanted as children and are more likely to live in urban areas and ZIP codes with higher SES and SVI compared with English-speaking CI users.
Authors
- Christopher Z. Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-6852)
- Charlyn Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1597-2533)
- David J. Eisenman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-6535)
- Danielle S. Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-4450)
- Adam H. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9065-5312)
- Marcelina Puc
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Belmont University (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004603
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00