Reimplantation of an Extruding Cochlear Implant

Cochlear implants have successfully improved hearing in severe and profoundly deaf patients in addition to improving their quality of life. Implant extrusion and wound infection of a cochlear implant are one of the most common postoperative complications, although it does not occur frequently (1.5%-5% of cases).^1,2 We present a case of an extruding cochlear implant with dehiscence that was successfully reimplanted, a procedure of which there have been few previous reports in the literature.