title: Simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation in a five-month-old child with Usher syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a rare case of simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation in a five-month-old child with Usher syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A five-month-old boy with Usher syndrome and congenital profound bilateral deafness underwent simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation. The decision to perform implantation in such a young child was based on his having a supportive family and the desire to foster his audiological development before his vision deteriorated. The subject experienced easily resolvable intra- and post-operative adverse events, and was first fitted with an externally worn audio processor four weeks after implantation. At 14 months of age, his audiological development was age-appropriate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation is possible, and even advisable, in children as young as five months old when performed by an experienced implantation team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology,King Saud University,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alsanosi
mesh_terms: D001309:Auditory Threshold; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013069:Speech Reception Threshold Test; D052245:Usher Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Bone Marrow; Cochlear Implantation; Hearing Loss; Hematoma; Usher Syndrome