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Beyond Binary: A 4-Stage Risk Stratification Tool Transforms Cochlear Implant Candidacy Assessment

MedXY Editorial Team•Apr 2, 2026•news
audiometryhearing lossrisk stratificationShared Decision-Making

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This retrospective cohort study introduces a clinically intuitive 4-stage classification system for cochlear implant candidacy assessment that:

Achieves strong discriminative power (C statistic 0.83) in predicting candidacy based on routine audiometric measures

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