Publications

The manuscripts listed here report recent results from our research program. Contact Dr. McRackan at mcrackan@musc.edu if you need more information.

• When to Start Computer-Based Auditory Training After Cochlear Implantation: Effects on Quality of Life and Speech Recognition. Dornhoffer JR, Shannon C, Hernandez-Herrara GA, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR.Otol Neurotol. 2024 Oct 1;45(9):1023-1029. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004318.PMID: 39264920
• Derivation and Initial Validation of the Utility Function for the Hearing Utility Measure (HUM). Dixon PR, Shapiro J, McRackan TR, Feeny D, Cushing SL, Chen JM, Tomlinson G.Laryngoscope. 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1002/lary.31590. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38899833
• Redefining Success in Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes. Moberly AC, Castellanos I, McRackan TR.JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jul 1;150(7):535-536. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.1044.PMID: 38780958
• Adaptation of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile Into German. Pützer E, McRackan TR, Lang-Roth R, Schäfer K.J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Apr 8;67(4):1290-1298. doi: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00328. Epub 2024 Mar 14.PMID: 38483192
• Computer-based Auditory Training by New Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Is Associated With Durable Improvements in Cochlear Implant Quality of Life. Dornhoffer JR, Shannon C, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR.Ear Hear. 2024 Jul-Aug 01;45(4):905-914. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001486. Epub 2024 Feb 14.PMID: 38351509
• Systematic Review of Auditory Training Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes. Dornhoffer JR, Chidarala S, Patel T, Khandalavala KR, Nguyen SA, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, Carlson ML, Moberly AC, McRackan TR.J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 11;13(2):400. doi: 10.3390/jcm13020400.PMID: 38256533 Free PMC article. Review.
• Frequency-to-Place Mismatch Impacts Cochlear Implant Quality of Life, But Not Speech Recognition. Sturm JJ, Ma C, McRackan TR, Schvartz-Leyzac KC.Laryngoscope. 2024 Jun;134(6):2898-2905. doi: 10.1002/lary.31264. Epub 2024 Jan 12.PMID: 38214299
• Determinants of Cochlear Implant Satisfaction and Decisional Regret in Adult Cochlear Implant Users. Shannon CM, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR.Otol Neurotol. 2023 Dec 1;44(10):e722-e729. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004028. Epub 2023 Oct 19.PMID: 37853774
• Discrepancies Between Expected and Actual Cochlear Implant-Related Functional Outcomes. Fabie JE, Shannon CM, Schvartz-Leyzac K, Dubno JR, McRackan TR.Otol Neurotol. 2023 Dec 1;44(10):997-1003. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004018. Epub 2023 Sep 20.PMID: 37733999
• Development and Chinese Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Cochlear Implant Quality-of-Life Survey. Fan CJ, Mavrommatis MA, Kaul VF, McRackan TR, Wanna GB, Cosetti MK.Otol Neurotol. 2023 Oct 1;44(9):e673-e675. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004005. Epub 2023 Aug 23.PMID: 37621130
• Impact of Patient Frailty on Speech Recognition and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Users. Yuen E, Nguyen SA, Babb E, Wilkinson R, Meyer TA, McRackan TR.Otol Neurotol. 2023 Aug 1;44(7):684-687. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003933. Epub 2023 Jun 29.PMID: 37400136
• Conditional Minimal Detectable Change for the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile Associated With Improved Functional Abilities 12 Months After Cochlear Implantation. McRackan TR, Seamon BA, Shannon CM, Hand BN, Velozo CA, Dubno JR; Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Development Consortium.JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug 1;149(8):662-669. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1090.PMID: 37318794 Free PMC article.
• Why Do Candidates Forgo Cochlear Implantation? Sturm JJ, Brandner G, Ma C, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR.Laryngoscope. 2023 Dec;133(12):3548-3553. doi: 10.1002/lary.30721. Epub 2023 Apr 28.PMID: 37114650
• Dornhoffer JR, Kinkhabwala CM, Chidarala S, Ma C, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Meyer TA, et al. Patient-Related Factors Do Not Predict Use of Computer-Based Auditory Training by New Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients. Otol Neurotol. 2023;44(2):e81-e7. PMID: 36624594; PMCID: PMC9835008.
• Raymond MJ, Ma C, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Camposeo EL, Nguyen SA, Meyer TA, et al. Association of Cognitive Impairment Screening Scores With Improvements in Speech Recognition and Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023. Epub 20230202. PMID: 36729460; PMCID: PMC9896371.
  Dornhoffer JR, Reddy P, Ma C, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Use of Auditory Training and Its Influence on Early Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Adults. Otol Neurotol. 2022;43(2):e165-e73. PMID: 34772887; PMCID: PMC8752503.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Chidarala S, Dubno JR. Understanding Patient Expectations Before Implantation Using the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-Expectations Instrument. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022;148(9):870-8. PMID: 35951334; PMCID: PMC9372907.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Chidarala S, Velozo CA, Dubno JR. Normative Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile and CIQOL-10 Global Scores for Experienced Cochlear Implant Users from a Multi-Institutional Study. Otol Neurotol. 2022;43(7):797-802. PMID: 35878634; PMCID: PMC9335896.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Velozo CA, Dubno JR, Consortium CIQoLD. Development and Implementation of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL) Functional Staging System. Laryngoscope. 2022;132 Suppl 12(Suppl 12):S1-S13. Epub 20220909. PMID: 36082873; PMCID: PMC9650765.
• Ma C, Fried J, Nguyen SA, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Camposeo EL, Meyer TA, et al. Longitudinal Speech Recognition Changes After Cochlear Implant: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. 2022. Epub 20220825. PubMed PMID: 36004817.
• Reddy P, Dornhoffer JR, Camposeo EL, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Using Clinical Audiologic Measures to Determine Cochlear Implant Candidacy. Audiol Neurootol. 2022:1-8. Epub 20220117. PMID: 35038700.
• Dornhoffer JR, Reddy P, Meyer TA, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Individual Differences in Speech Recognition Changes After Cochlear Implantation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(3):280-6. PMID: 33410869; PMCID: PMC7791403.
• Laplante-Lévesque A, Dubno JR, Mosnier I, Ferrary E, McRackan TR. Best Practices in the Development, Translation, and Cultural Adaptation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Adults With Hearing Impairment: Lessons From the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Instruments. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:718416. Epub 20211124. PMID: 34899153; PMCID: PMC8653796.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Velozo CA, Dubno JR, Consortium CIQoL. Validity and reliability of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile and CIQOL-10 Global instruments in comparison to legacy instruments. Ear Hear. 2021;42(4):896-908. PMID: 33735907;   PMCID: PMC8222065.
• Zhao EE, Dornhoffer JR, Loftus C, Nguyen SA, Meyer TA, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Association of Patient-Related Factors With Adult Cochlear Implant Speech Recognition Outcomes: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(7):613-620. PMID: 32407461; PMCID: PMC7226297.
• Dornhoffer JR, Holcomb MA, Meyer TA, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Factors Influencing Time to Cochlear Implantation. Otol Neurotol. 2020;41(2):173-177. PMID: 31923156; PMCID: PMC7577180.
• Levy DA, Lee JA, Nguyen SA, McRackan TR, Meyer TA, Lambert PR. Cochlear Implantation for Treatment of Tinnitus in Single-sided Deafness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otol Neurotol. 2020;41(8):e1004-e1012. PMID: 32558752.
• Dornhoffer JR, Meyer TA, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Assessment of Hearing Aid Benefit Using Patient-Reported Outcomes and Audiologic Measures. Audiol Neurootol. 2020;25(4):215-223. PMID: 32241007; PMCID: PMC7371552.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN; Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Development Consortium, Velozo CA, Dubno JR. Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL): Development of a Profile Instrument (CIQOL-35 Profile) and a Global Measure (CIQOL-10 Global). J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 Sep 4:1-10. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-H-19-0142. PMID: 31479616
• McRackan TR, Fabie JE, Bhenswala PN, Nguyen SA, Dubno JR. General Health Quality of Life Instruments Underestimate the Impact of Bilateral Cochlear Implantation. Otol Neurotol. 2019 Jul;40(6):745-753. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002225. PubMed PMID: 31192902; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC6578874.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Velozo CA, Dubno JR. Association of Demographic and Hearing-Related Factors With Cochlear Implant-Related Quality of Life. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Mar 21. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.0055. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30896742; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6537791.
• McRackan TR, Hand BN, Velozo CA, Dubno JR; Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Development Consortium. Development of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Item Bank. Ear Hear. 2018 Dec 6. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000684. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30531259.
• Fabie JE, Keller RG, Hatch JL, Holcomb MA, Camposeo EL, Lambert PR, Meyer TA, McRackan TR. Evaluation of Outcome Variability Associated With Lateral Wall, Mid-scalar, and Perimodiolar Electrode Arrays When Controlling for Preoperative Patient Characteristics. Otol Neurotol. 2018 Oct;39(9):1122-1128. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001951. PubMed PMID: 30106854; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6131042.
• McRackan TR, Fabie JE, Burton JA, Munawar S, Holcomb MA, Dubno JR. Earphone and Aided Word Recognition Differences in Cochlear Implant Candidates. Otol Neurotol. 2018 Aug;39(7):e543-e549. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001873. PubMed PMID: 29912837; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6041166.
• McRackan TR, Bauschard M, Hatch JL, Franko-Tobin E, Droghini HR, Velozo CA, Nguyen SA, Dubno JR. Meta-analysis of Cochlear Implantation Outcomes Evaluated With General Health-related Patient-reported Outcome Measures. Otol Neurotol. 2018 Jan;39(1):29-36. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001620. PubMed PMID: 29227446; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5728184.
• McRackan TR, Velozo CA, Holcomb MA, Camposeo EL, Hatch JL, Meyer TA, Lambert PR, Melvin CL, Dubno JR. Use of Adult Patient Focus Groups to Develop the Initial Item Bank for a Cochlear Implant Quality-of-Life Instrument. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Oct 1;143(10):975-982. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1182. PubMed PMID: 28772297; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5710256.
• McRackan TR, Bauschard M, Hatch JL, Franko-Tobin E, Droghini HR, Nguyen SA, Dubno JR. Meta-analysis of quality-of-life improvement after cochlear implantation and associations with speech recognition abilities. Laryngoscope. 2018 Apr;128(4):982-990. doi: 10.1002/lary.26738. Epub 2017 Jul 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 28731538; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5776066.
• McRackan TR, Ahlstrom JB, Clinkscales WB, Meyer TA, Dubno JR. Clinical Implications of Word Recognition Differences in Earphone and Aided Conditions. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Dec;37(10):1475-1481. PubMed PMID: 27631832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5321551.