Project overview
Deafness in early and later life has high health and economic costs (£26Bn/annum in the UK) and reduced life chances. Cochlear implants are a cost-effective solution, but low referral rates mean relatively poor penetration (<6%) and adoption of this technology. Clinical capacity and low patient and practitioner awareness are barriers to uptake. We will develop data-driven patient stratification to increase clinical capacity and improve patient outcomes. We will empower patients, improve public awareness of implants, and enable every patient to be a research participant through PPIE.
This project will create the foundation for the use of data-science to improve hearing outcomes for children and adults with a cochlear implant. It will develop the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service longitudinal research database (AudiLog). This study will build on our research into factors associated with patient outcomes after cochlear implantation. The initial data set includes more more than 1900 individual patients over 1000 of whom have high-quality clinical data spanning up to 20 years.
This project will create the foundation for the use of data-science to improve hearing outcomes for children and adults with a cochlear implant. It will develop the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service longitudinal research database (AudiLog). This study will build on our research into factors associated with patient outcomes after cochlear implantation. The initial data set includes more more than 1900 individual patients over 1000 of whom have high-quality clinical data spanning up to 20 years.
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