ABSTRACT
A case of 4-year-old boy with Wildervanck's syndrome and associated profound sensorineural hearing loss is presented. The child was disqualified from cochlear implantation following the CT scan of petrous pyramids which revealed inner ear malformation. The authors emphasize role of CT imaging in the management of profound sensorineural hearing loss in children before final qualification for cochlear implantation.
Subject(s)
Cochlear Implantation , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/therapy , Child, Preschool , Contraindications , Ear, Inner/abnormalities , Ear, Inner/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Syndrome , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
The aim of the paper was to present the results of the objective audiological assessment of 48 babies and infants at the age of 1-16 months, referred the Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology in Poznan (Poland) from January 2001 to July 2002. The children were selected in neonatal hearing screening, based on the OAE, questionnaire of hearing loss with high risk factors. We discuss high percentage of false positive results of OAE, late referrals for hearing screening, difficulties of follow-up.
