title: Bilateral cochlear implantation in a patient with bilateral temporal bone fractures.
abstract: With the emphasis on bilateral hearing nowadays, bilateral cochlear implantation has been tried out for bilateral aural rehabilitation. Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss caused by head trauma can get help from cochlear implantation. We present the case of a 44-year-old man with bilateral otic capsule violating temporal bone fractures due to head trauma. The patient demonstrated much improved audiometric and psychoacoustic performance after bilateral cochlear implantation. We believe bilateral cochlear implantation in such patient can be a very effective tool for rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Myung Chul
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Hyun Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Chul Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome