title: Successful cochlear implantation in a patient with superficial siderosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To define the presentation and outcome of cochlear implantation in a patient with profound sensorineural hearing loss due to superficial siderosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postimplantation speech reception threshold was 34 dB, and hearing in noise testing sentences were 71% demonstrating a successful outcome. These results have been maintained for 5 years after implantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cochlear implantation is a potentially successful rehabilitation option for certain patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss due to superficial siderosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Barton
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Branstetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012806:Siderosis / Q000150:complications*