Cochlear implant for the management of intractable tinnitus in patients with unilateral hearing loss
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Keywords
Tinnitus, cochlear implant, unilateral hearing loss
Abstract
Tinnitus is a common and highly disabling condition in the population. Many forms of treatments have been implemented. However, there is no consensus yet on an effective therapeutic agent. Incidentally, it has been observed that patients with bilateral profound hearing loss and tinnitus that have received a cochlear implant, report improvement of this symptom in a high percentage. This has led to the indication of cochlear implant in intractable tinnitus cases. Recent studies have shown that using this hearing aid appears as a promising alternative for the management of tinnitus in patients with unilateral deafness.
