Curing tinnitus with a Cochlear Implant in a patient with unilateral sudden deafness: a case report.
Cochlear implantation is a routine procedure for patients with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. Some reports demonstrated a suppression of tinnitus as a side-effect after implantation. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man suffering from severe right-sided tinnitus in consequence of sudden right-sided deafness. Multiple therapeutic efforts including intravenous steroids and tympanoscopy with grafting of the round window remained unsuccessful. One year after onset of symptoms right-sided cochlear implantation was performed, which resulted in a complete abolishment of tinnitus after activating the implant. Severe unilateral tinnitus after sudden deafness might represent a new indication for cochlear implantation.
Kleinjung
Tobias
T
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. tobias.kleinjung@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Steffens
Thomas
T
Strutz
Juergen
J
Langguth
Berthold
B