耳蜗骨化患者人工耳蜗植入术

目的介绍耳蜗骨化患者人工耳蜗植入术中情况与术后效果，探讨耳蜗骨化时人工耳蜗植入术的可行性。方法回顾性分析31例耳蜗骨化患者人工耳蜗植入术中和术后的临床资料。结果1995年5月至2005年7月因重度和极重度感音神经性聋接受人工耳蜗植入术的患者720例，术中诊断耳蜗骨化31例（4．3％），其中男14例，女17例；手术时患者年龄1．4～59．0岁，平均13．2岁。轻度骨化27例，严重骨化4例。全部患者均经乳突一面隐窝进路完成人工耳蜗植入术。术中和术后均未出现并发症。患者术后声场听阈均达30～40dB，与无耳蜗骨化的患者相比差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论尽管耳蜗骨化时人工耳蜗植入手术难度很大，但耳蜗骨化时经常规乳突一面隐窝进路仍能完成电极植入，且轻度耳蜗骨化时能将电极全部植入蜗内，并且对电极损伤极小，术后听力效果好，因此人工耳蜗植入术对于耳蜗轻度骨化具有可行性。

Cochlear implantation in patients with ossified cochleas

Objective The ossified cochlea was no longer an absolute contra-indication to cochlear implantation but it was still a challenge even for the experienced otologist, To report the condition of cochlear implantation and the hearing results of 31 cases of cochlear ossification. Methods Retrospective analysis of cochlear implantation of 720 cases of cochlear implantation from May 1995 to July 2005 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Results Thirty-one cochlear ossification patients was found from all the 720 surgeries which included 27 mild cases and 4 severe ones, 14 males, 17 females. And the age of operation was 1.4 - 59. 0 years old , mean age was 13.2 years old. All of them had cochlear implanted through mastoid-facial recess. There was no complications during or post the operations. And the hearing threshold was about 40 dB in the sound field, the results were similar to those without cochlear ossification. Condusions Although it was difficult of cochlear implantation in cochlear ossification patients, but in most cases especially mild ones all the electrodes could be implanted after clearing the ossified tissue, and had few damage to the electrodes. Now it was possible to practice in the partial cochlea ossification.