Successful rehabilitation with cochlear implant in post-irradiation induced hearing loss in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient.
BACKGROUND
We report a case of successful rehabilitation of hearing with a cochlear implant in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who developed post-irradiation hearing loss following treatment.


METHODS
A 55-year-old Chinese lady suffered from radiation-induced sensorineural hearing loss due to treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Audiological tests and imaging studies showed an intact retrocochlear pathway.


METHODS
Cochlear implantation.


RESULTS
Cochlear implant was done with successful rehabilitation of hearing until the time of this report.


CONCLUSIONS
If functionally active auditory fibres survive with no recurrent tumour, successful rehabilitation of post-irradiation induced sensorineural hearing loss is possible with a cochlear implant in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Chua
Dennis Y K
DY
Department of Otolaryngology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Tan
Henry K K
HK
D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*