Vol.102 No.3 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 102 No. 3 March 2009
A Case of Cochlear Destruction Induced by Otitis Media
after Cochlear Implantation
Noriko Nagai, Akira Hagiwara, Atsushi Kawano,
Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroko Furuse and Mamoru Suzuki
(Tokyo Medical University)
Cochlear implantation is a well-established treatment for total deafness. According to the increased number of cochlear implantation cases and the postoperative period, we have encountered various problems and complications. We describe a patient with cochlear destruction from repeated otitis media several years after cochlear implantation. She underwent cochlear implantation in the opposite ear. We assume that the uncontrolled infection led to a chronic state, thus causing cochlear destruction. We sometimes experience fungus-induced otitis media after cochlear implantation which is difficult to control. It is therefore important to control otitis media before cochlear implantation.
Key words :cochlea destruction, otitis media, cochlear implantation