Cochlear implantation after bilateral transverse temporal bone fractures.
Patients deafened by a severe head injury are rarely encountered. We report a case of a 65-yr-old man with bilateral transverse temporal bone fractures due to head injury. He underwent cochlear implant and achieved a satisfactory auditory rehabilitation. Imaging studies of temporal bone before performing a cochlear implantation provide important information on a patient with bilateral temporal bone fractures. Cochlear implantations with careful planning in such a patient may be a very effective method for aural rehabilitation.
Department of Otolaryngology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Jong-Heon
JH
Shin
Soochan
S
Park
Sam-Hyun
SH
Baek
Sunghee
S
Kim