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- Title
Evolution of Cochlear implant mapping and vestibular function in a pediatric case of Labyrinthitis.
- Authors
Lipson, Sophie; O'Shea, Ross; Gibbons, Susan; Zhou, Guangwei; Brodsky, Jacob
- Abstract
Background: Vestibular symptoms such as vertigo and imbalance are known to occur in some cochlear implant patients during the immediate postoperative period; however, acute vertigo in implanted children occurring remotely from the postoperative period has not been previously well-described. Case presentation: A three-year-old girl with a history of bilateral sequential cochlear implantation presented with acute labyrinthitis associated with sudden onset of vertigo, balance impairment, and decline in right cochlear implant function 2 years after her most recent implant surgery. We describe her audiological and vestibular testing results during both the acute phase and following medical management and recovery. Conclusion: Acute labyrinthitis should be considered when sudden onset vertigo and/or imbalance presents in children with cochlear implants outside of the perioperative period. Such symptoms should prompt early assessment of cochlear implant function, so that the device can be reprogrammed accordingly.
- Subjects
AUDITORY evoked response; COCHLEAR implants; CONVALESCENCE; DEAFNESS; POSTURAL balance; MEDICAL equipment calibration; POSTOPERATIVE period; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR function tests; EARLY diagnosis; LABYRINTHITIS; PERIOPERATIVE care; SUDDEN onset of disease
- Publication
Journal of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, 2020, Vol 49, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0707-7270
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40463-020-0403-2