Selvaratnam, CarolineTeagle, Holly FB2024-08-122024-08-122024-01-01(2024). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-10.0303-6758https://hdl.handle.net/2292/69623The objective of this study was to review the practice of next-day cochlear implant activation, or switch-on, after surgery for adult cochlear recipients in northern New Zealand. A retrospective observational study compared next-day and three-week post-surgical outcomes related to early complications, electrode impedance values, speech perception outcomes and the number of patient appointments and speech processor MAPs to the point of stabilisation. Over a five-year period, 167 consecutively implanted recipients were included in this review. Results indicate that less time from surgery to switch-on had no impact on the incidence of wound or fitting complications, and resulted in lower initial impedance measures, fewer hours of follow-up visits and fewer MAPs during the subsequent nine months. Speech perception outcomes did not differ between the early and later switch-on groups. General satisfaction with next-day switch-on practices has resulted in consistent use of this protocol with high patient and clinician satisfaction and improved clinical efficiencies.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3202 Clinical Sciences42 Health SciencesPreventionAssistive TechnologyRehabilitationBioengineeringClinical ResearchGeneric health relevanceJournal Article10.1080/03036758.2024.23760572024-07-28Copyright: The authorshttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess1175-8899