Cochlear implant failure following COVID 19: Report of two cases

BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is a relatively newly reported symptom of novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). Cochlear implant is an effective therapeutic method for patients with severe to profound hearing loss. CASE REPORT: We describe two cochlear implanted children with the sole presenting symptom...

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Autores principales: Saki, Nader, Karimi, Majid, Bayat, Arash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7825864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33513478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102910
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is a relatively newly reported symptom of novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). Cochlear implant is an effective therapeutic method for patients with severe to profound hearing loss. CASE REPORT: We describe two cochlear implanted children with the sole presenting symptom of a sudden speech perception problem. They not suspected to have COVID-19 until they showed respiratory symptoms on the first week of admission. CONCLUSION: The current report indicates the importance of COVID-19 screening in hearing impaired patients (including cochlear implanted recipients) presented with sudden or gradual deterioration of speech intelligibility during the pandemic.

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