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Vol. 63. Issue 4.
Pages 265-271 (July - August 2012)
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Vol. 63. Issue 4.
Pages 265-271 (July - August 2012)
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Evolution of Otosclerosis to Cochlear Implantation
Evolución de la otosclerosis hacia la implantación coclear
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Noelia Muñoz-Fernándeza,
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Noeliamufer@gmail.com

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, Antonio Morant-Venturaa, María Teresa Achiquesa, Delfina Dualde-Beltránb, F. Javier Garcia-Callejoa, María Victoria Monrroy-Paradaa, Ignacia Pitarcha, Emilia Latorrea, Jaime Marco-Algarraa
a Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
b Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Table 1. Data Collected in the Clinical History.
Table 2. Classification of Otic Capsule Lesions Described in Computerised Tomography.
Table 3. Classification of Otic Capsule Lesions Described in Computerised Tomography in Implanted Ears and in Non-implanted Ears.
Table 4. Functional Results.
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Abstract
Introduction

Otosclerosis is an osteodystrophy of the labyrinthine capsule producing conductive hearing loss. If the process invades the cochlea, a sensorineural hearing loss usually takes place. The cochlear implant is a good alternative in these patients.

Objective

To ascertain the behaviour of cochlear implantation (CI) in otosclerosis.

Material and methods

We reviewed a database of 250 patients who underwent CI, performing a retrospective study of 13 patients with clinical, audiological and/or imaging findings of bilateral otosclerosis. The 26 ears were studied as to their natural history, previous surgeries, evolution to profound hearing loss, computed tomography (CT) images, complications and functional results.

Results

Of the cases studied, 46% were female and 54% were men, with a mean age of 26 years at the onset of conductive hearing loss. Stapes surgery was performed in 19 ears (73%), with a mean patient age of 29 years, and 53% of them underwent CI. CT results showed that there were signs of different degrees of radiological affectation in 54% of the ears. A total of 3 complications took place (23%): implant failure, overstimulation of the facial nerve (FN) and bilateral tinnitus were found. One year after implantation, the average percentages of correct 2-syllable words were 80% and 85% in open sentences.

Conclusions

Patients having profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss secondary to otosclerosis obtain great benefit from CI.

Keywords:
Otosclerosis
Cochlear implant
Computerised tomography
Facial nerve
Resumen
Introducción

La otosclerosis es una osteodistrofia de la cápsula laberíntica que produce hipoacusia de conducción. Si el proceso invade la cóclea, aparece una hipoacusia neurosensorial, siendo el implante coclear una buena alternativa en estos pacientes.

Objetivo

Conocer el comportamiento de la otosclerosis en la implantación coclear.

Material y métodos

Se revisó una base de datos de 250 pacientes intervenidos de implante coclear realizando un estudio retrospectivo sobre 13 pacientes con criterios clínicos, audiológicos y/o de imagen de otosclerosis bilateral. Se estudian los 26 oídos analizando la historia natural, cirugías previas, evolución hacia hipoacusia profunda, hallazgos en imagen mediante tomografía computarizada, complicaciones y resultados funcionales.

Resultados

El 46% fueron mujeres y el 54% hombres con una edad media de 26 años al inicio de la hipoacusia conductiva. La cirugía del estribo fue llevada a cabo en 19 oídos (73%) a una edad media de 29 años y de estos en el 53% se realizó posteriormente un implante coclear. Los resultados de la tomografía computarizada muestran que en el 54% de los oídos existen signos de afectación radiológica en diferente grado. Se registraron un total de 3 complicaciones (23%): un fallo de implante coclear, una estimulación del nervio facial y un acúfeno bilateral. Al año de la implantación obtenemos un porcentaje promedio de aciertos en bisílabos del 80% y del 85% en frases en contexto abierto.

Conclusiones

Pacientes que presentan una hipoacusia neurosensorial profunda bilateral secundaria a una otosclerosis se benefician extraordinariamente de la implantación coclear.

Palabras clave:
Otosclerosis
Implante coclear
Tomografía computarizada
Nervio facial

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