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First auditory brainstem implantation in Poland: auditory perception results over 12 months

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Henryk Skarzynski ,
Joanna Szuchnik ,
Artur Lorens  and
Robert Zawadzki
Henryk Skarzynski
Affiliation:
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
Joanna Szuchnik
Affiliation:
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
Artur Lorens
Affiliation:
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
Robert Zawadzki
Affiliation:
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract

Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) are a modern method of treatment of total bilateral deafness in cases of extracochlear origin. In most cases therapy is applied in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). This paper presents the results of surgical treatment and rehabilitation in a 28-year-old woman with bilateral, multiple tumours of the central nervous system causing total deafness. Simultaneous removal of the tumours and implantation of ABI allowed treatment of the potentially lethal pathology and hearing restoration. Improving auditory skills and excellent tests results were noted in the year following implantation.

Keywords

Brain StemProsthesis ImplantationNeurofibromatosis 2Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue S27 , December 2000 , pp. 44 - 45
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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