[Johanson-Blizzard syndrome: audiological features and results of cochlear implantation]

Johanson-Blizzard syndrome is a rare congenital autosomal recessive disease characterized by the association of congenital deficiency of the exocrine pancreatic function and multiple malformations. One of the most common manifestations of this pathology is sensorineural hearing loss of different severity and anomalous development of the inner ear. The case of cochlear implantation in the patient presenting with bilateral sensorineural deafness, congenital malformation of the inner ear, and stenosis of the internal auditory canal is reported.