Scuba diving with cochlear implants.
We report on a patient with bilateral cochlear implants (a Med-El Combi40 and a Med-El Combi40+), as well as considerable experience in scuba diving with both of his implants. After having been exposed to 68 and 89 dives, respectively, in depths of up to 43 m, both cochlear implants are in working order and the patient continues to receive excellent speech recognition scores with both cochlear implant systems. The presented data show that scuba diving after cochlear implantation is possible over a considerable number of dives without any major negative impact on the implants.
Kompis
Martin
M
Department of Otorhinolayngology-Head, Neck and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne,Switzerland.
Vibert
Dominique
D
Senn
Pascal
P
Vischer
Mattheus W
MW
Häusler
Rudolf
R
D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004242:Diving; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D011474:Prosthesis Design