Oliver Adunka

About

Oliver Adunka, MD, is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He specializes as a head and neck surgeon with a focus on hearing and balance impairments, offering personalized care and access to clinical trials and new treatment options. His primary interests include cochlear implant electrode development and hearing preservation in cochlear implantation, with a particular emphasis on monitoring strategies during electrode insertion using electrocochleography (ECochG) and electrophysiologic methods. Dr. Adunka's research aims to establish monitoring algorithms to improve cochlear implant outcomes, explore the utility of residual hearing in cochlear implant candidates, and enhance understanding of cochlear implantation in patients with single-sided deafness. He has developed technology to monitor inner ear function during implantation and is involved in clinical trials assessing cochlear implantation during vestibular schwannoma resection and in patients with residual hearing. His contributions include advancing techniques for hearing preservation, cochlear implant mapping, and performance prediction, with ongoing projects focused on intracochlear trauma, postoperative imaging, and electrophysiology in both adult and pediatric populations. Dr. Adunka is recognized for his leadership as Director of the Division of Otology/Neurotology and Cranial Base Surgery, and he has been included in the Best Doctors in America and…

Research topics

• Medicine
• Computer Science
• Audiology
• Psychology
• Speech recognition
• Physics
• General surgery
• Surgery
• Acoustics
• Chemistry

Selected publications

• Evolving Criteria for Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

  Ear Nose & Throat Journal · 2020 · 97 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  The indications for cochlear implantation have gradually expanded as advancements in technology have evolved, resulting in improved audiologic outcomes for both adult and children. There remains a significant underutilization of cochlear implant technology in the United States, and recognition of the potential benefits of cochlear implantation for non-traditional indications is critical for encouraging the evolution of candidacy criteria. Adult cochlear implantation candidacy has progressed from…

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• Relationship Between Electrocochleography, Angular Insertion Depth, and Cochlear Implant Speech Perception Outcomes

  Ear and Hearing · 2020 · 49 citations

  OBJECTIVES: Electrocochleography (ECochG), obtained before the insertion of a cochlear implant (CI) array, provides a measure of residual cochlear function that accounts for a substantial portion of variability in postoperative speech perception outcomes in adults. It is postulated that subsequent surgical factors represent independent sources of variance in outcomes. Prior work has demonstrated a positive correlation between angular insertion depth (AID) of straight arrays and speech perception…

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• <scp>Long‐Term</scp> Influence of Electrode Array Length on Speech Recognition in Cochlear Implant Users

  The Laryngoscope · 2020 · 42 citations

  OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Results from a prospective trial demonstrated better speech recognition for cochlear implant (CI) recipients implanted with a long lateral wall electrode array compared to subjects with a short array after 1 year of listening experience. As short array recipients may require an extended adaptation period, this study investigated whether differences in speech recognition continued through 4 years of CI use. STUDY DESIGN: Long-term follow-up of a prospective randomized trial…

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• Clinical Practice Guideline: Age‐Related Hearing Loss

  Otolaryngology · 2024-04-30 · 33 citations

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  OBJECTIVE: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a prevalent but often underdiagnosed and undertreated condition among individuals aged 50 and above. It is associated with various sociodemographic factors and health risks including dementia, depression, cardiovascular disease, and falls. While the causes of ARHL and its downstream effects are well defined, there is a lack of priority placed by clinicians as well as guidance regarding the identification, education, and management of this condition.…

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• Tumor biomechanical stiffness by magnetic resonance elastography predicts surgical outcomes and identifies biomarkers in vestibular schwannoma and meningioma

  Scientific Reports · 2024-06-24 · 21 citations

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  Variations in the biomechanical stiffness of brain tumors can not only influence the difficulty of surgical resection but also impact postoperative outcomes. In a prospective, single-blinded study, we utilize pre-operative magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to predict the stiffness of intracranial tumors intraoperatively and assess the impact of increased tumor stiffness on clinical outcomes following microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas (VS) and meningiomas. MRE measurements sig…

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Frequent coauthors

• Ann Arbor

  Klinikum Saarbrücken

  402 shared

• Gabriel Dietz

  Advisory Board Company (United States)

  402 shared

• Dorina Kallogjeri

  Washington University in St. Louis

  402 shared

• New York

  New York Proton Center

  402 shared

• Annette Flanagin

  402 shared

• James Madara

  St. Louis County Missouri

  402 shared

• St Louis

  Walter de Gruyter (Germany)

  402 shared

• Karen Dodson

  Washington University in St. Louis

  402 shared

Awards & honors

• Included in Best Doctor's in America
• Patient's Choice Award
• Board of Directors, American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA…
• Castle Connolly's Regional Top Doctors list
• Best Doctor in America, 2017

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