Cochlear implants in our institute: A retrospective study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of ENT - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
Aims and Objectives: The aim of our study is to evaluate the outcome of cochlear implants done in our institute. Material and methods: It is a retrospective study of 25 patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss who underwent the cochlear implantation in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, GMC Jammu. All the cochlear implants were done by Veria’s technique. In this technique, instead of doing posterior tympanotomy, a canal is drilled in postero-superior part of the external auditory canal. Cochlear implant functioning was checked on the table by neural response telemetry(NRT).Post-operatively patients were given antibiotics and decongestants. Devices were switched on between 3- 4 weeks. All the candidates were called for regular follow up for upto a period of1 year. Results: Out of 25 candidates, 6 candidates got excellent hearing results, 9 got good hearing results and 8 got average hearing results, results being graded as excellent, good and average on CAP AND SIR scales. Conclusion: Cochlear implants are the treatment of choice for auditory rehabilitation of patients with sensorineural deafness. Children can achieve a near to normal speech and language development, provided their deafness is detected early after onset and implantation is performed quickly thereafter.
Authors and Affiliations
Deep Jyoti, Aditiya Saraf, Sunil Kotwal, Vinay Bharti
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