A case of cochlear implantation in a patient with Paget disease

According to the PTA results and history of hearing aids, the left side was selected for the implant. The mechanisms of hearing loss are unknown. Because cochlear pathology is not an auditory nerve dysfunction [2], cochlear implantation might be the best treatment option in cases with profound heari...

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Published inAmerican journal of otolaryngology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 353 - 354
Main Authors Lee, Il-Woo, MD, Goh, Eui-Kyung, MD, Kong, Soo-Keun, MD, Park, Sung-Hwan, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.2011
Elsevier
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Children & youth
Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear implants
Deafness
Deafness - etiology
Deafness - surgery
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Ears & hearing
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hearing
Hearing loss
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Osteitis Deformans - complications
Osteitis Deformans - diagnosis
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Human
Cochlea
Implantation
ENT
Paget disease
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Summary:According to the PTA results and history of hearing aids, the left side was selected for the implant. The mechanisms of hearing loss are unknown. Because cochlear pathology is not an auditory nerve dysfunction [2], cochlear implantation might be the best treatment option in cases with profound hearing loss related to Paget disease.
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ISSN:0196-0709
1532-818X
DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2010.06.002