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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2014-03-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.167 |