title: [Cochlear implantation].
abstract: Since the Israeli cochlear implant program was started in June 1989, 74 candidates have been evaluated for implantation. The main causes for hearing loss were meningitis (16 patients), aminoglycoside toxicity (9), congenital (6), viral (e.g. mumps) (6), and middle ear infection. Candidates were rejected mainly due to psychosocial factors (40%) and audiological parameters (30%). 16 postlingual deaf were implanted. In 7 of them (43.7%) the results were excellent, in 4 (25.0%) good, in 3 (18.7%) fair; 1 case is currently in a training program and 1 is a failure. There were 2 major complications: facial nerve palsy which necessitated surgical decompression, and insertion of the electrodes into the hypotympanic air cells, corrected by reoperation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Otolaryngology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bendet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hildesheimer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muchnik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tene
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leventon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kronenberg
mesh_terms: D003054:Cochlear Implants; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans