Challenges of Cochlear Implant Use for Spatial Hearing in Children and Adolescents With Asymmetric Hearing Including Single Sided Deafness

Robel Z. Alemu, Alan Blakeman, Jaina Negandhi, Hanne Bartels, Blake C. Papsin, Sharon L. Cushing, Karen A. Gordon, s Cochlear Implant Laboratory, The Hospital for Sick Children, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Toronto, Department of Otolaryngology-Head , Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, Research Institute, Department of Communication Disorders, The Hospital for Sick Children

Trends in Amplification

Published online on July 16, 2026

Abstract

Trends in Hearing, Volume 30, January-December 2026.
This study aimed to determine hearing benefits and challenges for children using cochlear implants (CIs) in one ear and acoustic hearing in the other (bimodal hearing) through hearing aids (HA-CI) or normal hearing (single-sided deafness/SSD-CI). ...