Cochlear implantation in patients with Cogan syndrome: long-term results.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with Cogan syndrome (CS) who have undergone cochlear implantation. Subjects consisted of 12 cochlear implant users with a typical form of CS. Measures included word and sentence recognition scores. The speech recognition performance was rated before cochlear implantation and at 1 and 5 years after implantation. The speech materials were presented in quiet only condition. The mean 12-month post-operative word and sentence recognition scores were 91.4 and 93.1%, respectively. Five years after implantation, the group means for word and sentence recognition tests were 94 and 96.3%, respectively. No patients in this series experienced flap complication or other local or systemic complications. This long-term study on 12 subjects with CS over 5 years of cochlear implant use reveals that cochlear implantation is safe in the long term and provides excellent and stable hearing results.

• Authors: Andrea Bacciu, Enrico Pasanisi, Filippo Di Lella, Maurizio Guida, Salvatore Bacciu, Vincenzo Vincenti
• Journal: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol) Vol. 272 Issue 11 Pg. 3201-7 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 1434-4726 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 25367706 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Cochlear Implantation
• Cochlear Implants
• Cogan Syndrome (surgery)
• Female
• Hearing Loss, Sensorineural (surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Ossification, Heterotopic (surgery)
• Scala Tympani
• Speech Perception
• Young Adult