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Bilateral cochlear implantation after ethylene glycol intoxication: a case report
Attila Dezso1, Richard Ramsden, Shakeel R Saeed
1Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
Objective:
To report a case of deafness and blindness caused by ethylene glycol poisoning and treated by bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation.
Study Design:
Case report.
Setting:
University teaching hospital, tertiary referral center.
Patient:
37 years old man poisoned with ethylene glycol.
Intervention:
Bilateral simultaneous Medel Sonata cochlear implants.
Outcome Measure:
BKB sentences (Bamford-Kowal-Bench sentence tests); AB words (Arthur Boothroyd monosyllabic words).
Results:
Successful rehabilitation of hearing in a case of deafness and blindness of acute onset.
Conclusion:
Bilateral CI is an effective method of hearing rehabilitation in presence of additional disability (blindness).
