Cochlear implantation in children with meningitis related deafness: The influence of electrode impedance and implant charge on auditory performance – a case control study

Bacterial meningitis can cause a labyrinthitis. Consequences often are intracochlear soft tissue neoformation (cochlear obliteration) or intracochlear osteoneogenesis (cochlear ossification) and deafness. Cochlear implantation becomes challenging and hearing rehabilitation is complicated. This retrospective case-control-study aimed to find correlations between morphologic, electric and functional parameters.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research