Comparison of the Profit of Cochlea Implantations in Regard to Various Aetiologies of Deafness

Abstract

Cochlear implantation is used for treatment of sensorineural hearing loss in a wide range of patients. To better understand the outcomes of cochlear implantation and therefore increase the profit for patients, different aetiologies of deafness were compared in literature. Included were some of the most common aetiologies of sensorineural hearing loss, like trauma, noise-induced hearing loss, Ménière's disease, presbycusis patients, sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss, inflammatory causes, otosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and ototoxicity.