Recommendations and good practice statements

This is a list of recommendations and good practice statements included in the guidelines. These are provided as a quick reference guide only. The recommendations should be read in the context of the accompanying good practice statements that are described in the body of this guideline.

For a full list of accompanying references and literature searches informing the guidelines, please refer to the MAGICapp site HERE

The graphic below visualises where the recommendations are mapped across the patient journey.

Adults ≥50 years of age (unless concerns about hearing loss are expressed before this age)

Hearing loss screening: “Do you feel you have hearing loss?”

Referral hearing healthcare evaluation and management

Cochlear implant referral criteria should be assessed at least every 1-3 years

Hearing care and reassessment of cochlear implant eligibility at the discretion of cochlear implant specialist

Multidisciplinary cochlear implant team

Multidisciplinary cochlear implant team