Into and out of the cochlea: A re-implantation saga.

In patients with normal inner ear architecture at imaging and who received a prior cochlear implant (CI) without difficulty, the expectation is that replacing a failed CI should be straightforward. Here, we present a patient in whom an unusual complication (to our knowledge, not reported) was encountered. Review of audiological and medical and surgical records and imaging data.

Pain-only complaint about cochlear implant device: A five-patient pediatric experience.

Objectives: To present the case histories and management of five pediatric patients who experienced pain at the receiver-stimulator site, but no other indication that the device was failing. Patients were from a sole-surgeon pediatric practice (600 + implant surgeries before June 2013; about even proportions of Advanced Bionics, Cochlear Corporation, and MED-EL devices).

Methods: The University Institutional Review Board-approved review of sole-surgeon pediatric case series.