Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
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To assess and compare subjective and objective results after bilateral cochlear implantation with a special emphasis on time interval between the first and second implant. ⋯ Speech understanding in noise is improved with bilateral cochlear implantation with unambiguous evidence that the second implant expands the sound field for effective speech recognition. Communication in daily life is facilitated, as determined by the subjective Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale test. The correlation of the subjective and objective results confirms the practical benefits in daily activities. Although there was improvement with a second Cochlear implant even after a long implantation interval, short intervals lead to better results.