American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 69-70, January 2011

The effect of radiosurgery on cochlear implant function

  • Soo-Keun Kong, MD
    • ,
  • Eui-Kyung Goh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, 1-10, Ami-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, South Korea. Tel.: +82 51 240 7332; fax: +82 51 246 8668.
    • ,
  • Il-Woo Lee, MD
    • ,
  • Kyong-Myong Chon, MD

Received 26 May 2009 published online 25 December 2009.

Abstract 

Cochlear implants are used worldwide for the treatment of severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in both adults and children. A number of implantees are likely to be treated with radiosurgery later in life, but very little is known about the effects of radiosurgery on cochlear implants. We report a cochlear-implanted patient who underwent radiosurgery due to a recurrent meningioma. After radiosurgery, the impedance of the implant maintained a normal range, and auditory performance tests were unchanged as compared to before radiosurgery. This is the first report addressing the effects of radiosurgery in a patient with a cochlear implant.

 

PII: S0196-0709(09)00169-0

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.08.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 69-70, January 2011

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