title: Cochlear implantation in chronic suppurative otitis media.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate management options for cochlear implantation in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral center with a large cochlear implant program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with chronic suppurative otitis media who received cochlear implants were identified. Case history, etiology of hearing loss, and management of the ear with the implant were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cochlear implantation and subsequent rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Early and late complications were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No early or late complications were identified in this group of patients after an average follow-up period of about 4 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cochlear implantation can be safely achieved in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media. There are several options for the management of these patients, and the approach chosen should be individualized on the basis of clinical findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0312, USA. hussam@umich.edu
authors.forename: Hussam K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: El-Kashlan
authors.forename: H Alexander
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Arts
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Telian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000150:complications*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed