Cochlear implantation in a bilateral Mondini dysplasia.
We report the speech perception progress and programming procedures of a case of congenital profound deafness and bilateral Mondini dysplasia implanted with a Nucleus 20 + 2 cochlear implant at the age of six. Unclear relations between electrodes array and cochlear partition made implant programming difficult and non-standard procedures were set. Cochlear implantation may give excellent rehabilitative results also in cochleae with malformation.
Turrini
M
M
Audiology and Phoniatric Department, University of Padova, Italy.
Orzan
E
E
Gabana
M
M
Genovese
E
E
Arslan
E
E
Fisch
U
U
D002648:Child; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013067:Speech Perception