Author:
Kim Lee-Suk,Jeong Sung-Wook,Huh Min-Jung,Park Young-Deok
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of cochlear implantation in children with inner ear malformations (IEMs). Methods: A retrospective review of 212 children who received implants from September 1994 to May 2004 was performed. Forty-six of them had radiologic evidence of IEMs. The preoperative evaluations, intraoperative findings, postoperative complications, and performance outcomes were analyzed. For the comparative analysis of performance outcomes, the children with IEMs were matched and compared with children with a normal inner ear who had received implants. Statistical analysis was performed with a repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: All of the children were studied with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Three-dimensional volume rendering of magnetic resonance images was performed in cases that were difficult to interpret because of structural complexity. The operative findings included aberrant facial nerves in 2 children and cerebrospinal fluid gushers in 22 children. Intraoperative fluoroscopic examination was performed to evaluate electrode placement. There were no serious postoperative complications. All children with IEMs achieved open-set speech perception abilities, except for the children with a narrow internal auditory canal (IAC), and showed progressive improvement of their speech perception abilities over time. There were no statistically significant differences in performance measured by the Common Phrases test between the 2 groups. Although the repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated that children with IEMs performed more poorly than those with a normal inner ear on the Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten test for phonemes, statistical significance was not found at 2 years after implantation. The children with a narrow IAC benefited from the implantation and used the device every day, although their speech perception abilities were limited. Conclusions: The results of the present study show that cochlear implantation can be performed relatively safely in deaf children with IEMs and that they receive considerable benefit from their implants. Substantial benefit can be expected from implantation in children with most kinds of IEMs, except for a narrow IAC, which is often associated with limited results.
Subject
General Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology
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