Meningitis and Facial Paresis: Implications for Cochlear Implantation

Paul R. Lambert; Roger A. Ruth; Annelle V. Hodges

doi:10.1001/archotol.1987.01860100079027

Meningitis and Facial Paresis: Implications for Cochlear Implantation

Paul R. Lambert, Roger A. Ruth, Annelle V. Hodges

Otolaryngology

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Abstract

Most postlingually deafened individuals receive auditory sensations with a cochlear implant. We describe a postmeningitic patient with bilateral facial paresis who failed to be stimulated with a multichannel device. In light of the facial dysfunction, primary auditory nerve damage by meningitis is postulated as the cause of implant failure. Preoperation electrical stimulation of the cochlea using an alternating current signal is recommended as a means of assessing cochlear implant candidacy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1101-1103
Number of pages	3
Journal	Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
Volume	113
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1987.01860100079027
State	Published - Oct 1987

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Otorhinolaryngology

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