Cochlear Implantation with Round Window Insertion in Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion / 听力学及言语疾病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the indications ,surgical techniques of cochlear implantation in bilateral severe sensorineural hearing loss patients with otitis media with effusion .Methods Retrospective study of the data was col-lected from 30 bilateeral severe sensorineural hearing loss patients receiving cochlear implantation .CI was performed with round window insertion in 30 patients with otitis media with effusion .Results One stage operations of CI with round window insertion were carried out for 30 patients with otitis media with effusion .All electrodes were implan-ted successfully ,in which the CI went normally and electrode array were protected well .All implant devices had worked normally and all patients had performed well during an average of 1~3 years follow -up .Conclusion Bilat-eral severe sensorineural hearing loss patients with otitis media with effusion could be performed cochlear implanta-tion with round window insertion in one stage ,and it was safe and effective .