Cochlear implants in the United Kingdom: Awareness and utilization

Figures & data

Figure 1. MRC IHR cumulative and annual data of cochlear implantation in children and adults (courtesy Prof. A Q Summerfield).

Table 1. CI surgical data collected by NCIUA

Year	Adults	Children
2005	239	332
2006	292	375
2007	350	429
2008	504	448
2009	498	527

Table 2. BCIG Survey November 2011

	Adults	Children	Total
How many unilateral CIs were you supporting on 31 March 2011?	4959	2525	7484
How many bilateral CIs were you supporting on 31 March 2011?	186	1259	1445
How many ‘new’ unilateral cochlear implant procedures were carried out in the past 12 months?	494	121	615
How many ‘new’ simultaneous CI procedures were carried out in the last 12 months?	14	276	290
How many sequential CI procedures were performed in the contralateral ear in the last 12 months?	14	258	272

Table 3. Registration data by age group for CI performed in England and Wales

	<3	3–17	18–29	30–49	50–64	65–80	>80	Unknown
2006	141	173	28	69	71	74	10	19
2007	147	179	40	99	89	69	5	30
2008	186	202	49	124	104	120	20	21
2009	182	180	35	−13	78	97	16	25
2010	161	178	54	134	105	103	25	41
2011	149	189	27	123	104	101	26	57

Figure 2. Estimate of the number of children (0–3 years) in England and Wales with severe to profound hearing loss and registered as having had CI performed.

Figure 3. Estimate of the number of children (0–16 years) in England and Wales with severe to profound hearing loss and registered as having had CI performed.

Figure 4. Surgical registration data by years for CI performed in the UK.