Hearing rehabilitation in a patient with sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the only hearing ear.
A case report is presented of a 62-year-old software product manager who had normal hearing in one ear and a congenital profound hearing loss in the other ear and then sustained a sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the only hearing ear. The approach to amplification decisions, cochlear implant evaluation, and rehabilitation options are discussed. Providing aural rehabilitation and continually updating and providing new amplification options and accessories are described.
Hawkins
David B
DB
Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. Hawkins.David@mayo.edu
D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D046088:Hearing Loss, Unilateral / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index