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Management of cochlear implant infections
J T Rubinstein1, B J Gantz, W S Parkinson
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to illustrate and discuss management of cochlear implant infections.
Study Design:
The study design was a retrospective case review.
Setting:
This study was performed at a tertiary referral center with an associated Veterans Administration Hospital.
Patients:
Postlingually deafened adults who had revision surgery for delayed cochlear implant infections were included in this study.
Intervention:
Medical and surgical management of device infection without explantation.
Main Outcome Measures:
Eradication of infection without loss of speech reception.
Results:
All four patients were successfully managed without explantation.
Conclusions:
Explantation of an infected but functioning multichannel implant is not mandatory in the absence of systemic sepsis.