OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To assess the safety and surgical technique of bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation in children. STUDY DESIGN Prospective case series at a tertiary academic pediatric hospital. METHODS Surgical times, complications, and patient outcomes are reported from the first 50 consecutive simultaneous cochlear implants performed at the Hospital for Sick Children between ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in pediatric cochlear implantation candidates with residual hearing who are under sedation for evaluation of auditory function. DESIGN During fMRI, subjects heard a random sequence of tones (250-4000 Hz) presented 10 dB above hearing thresholds. Tones were interleaved with silence in a block-periodic fMRI design with 30-sec...

An 81-year-old female was referred for cochlear implantation due to difficulty communicating in her daily activities despite the use of appropriate amplification. The poorer ear was unable to tolerate amplification for the past 15 years. The open-set sentence-recognition test score in quiet in her "good" ear was 85 percent correct, indicating that the patient was not a traditional cochlear impl...

OBJECTIVES Children are undergoing cochlear implantation younger than ever before. There has been some concern that young children may have an increased risk of soft tissue complications than older age groups. We aim to review the major and minor soft tissue complications after pediatric cochlear implantation in the age group of younger than 12 months. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. ...

Patients with bilateral temporal bone fractures frequently suffer profound hearing loss. These patients may benefit from cochlear implantation. Displaced fracture lines and ossification of the cochlea might complicate insertion of the electrode array. In the present paper we present a case of a failed cochlear implantation due to ossification of the cochlea, followed by a successful one on the ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the feasibility of cochlear implantation in children younger than 2 years regarding surgery and functional outcomes. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary pediatric cochlear implant center. PATIENTS A consecutive sample of 12 children younger than 2 years at the time of cochlear implantation (8 boys and 4 girls). The cause of hearing loss was meningitis in 6 chil...