Cochlear implant for bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss in an adolescent with sickle cell anemia

We present the first-published cochlear implant in an adolescent with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). A 15-year-old Saudi girl, previously diagnosed with SCA, developed gradual bilateral permanent profound SNHL over 18 months and underwent a success...

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Main Authors: Fida Abdulaziz Almuhawas, Abdulrahman Abdullah Hagr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2014-03-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.167