title: Cochlear implantation in a patient with Paget's disease.
abstract: Paget's disease of the temporal bone can cause hearing loss that eventually develops into profound deafness. However, the treatment options for hearing loss associated with Paget's disease are limited. Thus far, only 3 cases of cochlear implantation in patients with Paget's disease have been reported. In this study, we describe a 62-year-old woman who underwent cochlear implantation for progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The patient gained useful open-set speech perception over a 5-year postoperative period. Cochlear implantation can be beneficial in patients with profound hearing loss associated with Paget's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine. Electronic address: kent@sapmed.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Himi
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000628:therapy*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology