Cochlear Implantation after Bilateral Transverse Temporal Bone Fractures.
- Author:
Jong Heon SHIN
1
;
Soo Chan PARK
;
Sam Hyun BAEK
;
Sung Hee KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Temporal bone; Skull fractures; Sensorineural hearing loss; Cochlear implantation
- MeSH: Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Correction of Hearing Impairment; Craniocerebral Trauma; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Skull Fractures; Temporal Bone
- From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology 2008;1(3):171-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Patients deafened by a severe head injury are rarely encountered. We report a case of a 65-yr-old man with bilateral transverse temporal bone fractures due to head injury. He underwent cochlear implant and achieved a satisfactory auditory rehabilitation. Imaging studies of temporal bone before performing a cochlear implantation provide important information on a patient with bilateral temporal bone fractures. Cochlear implantations with careful planning in such a patient may be a very effective method for aural rehabilitation.
