Cochlear implant candidates with psychogenic hearing loss.

Kompis, Martin; Senn, Pascal; Mantokoudis, Georgios; Caversaccio, Marco (2015). Cochlear implant candidates with psychogenic hearing loss. Acta oto-laryngologica, 135(4), pp. 376-380. Informa Healthcare 10.3109/00016489.2014.985801

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Abstract Conclusions: Specific requests for cochlear implantations by persons with psychogenic hearing loss are a relatively new phenomenon. A number of features seems to be over-represented in this group of patients. The existence of these requests stresses the importance of auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurements before cochlear implantation. Objective: To describe the phenomenon of patients with psychogenic hearing losses specifically requesting cochlear implantation, and to gain first insights into the characteristics of this group. Methods: Analysis of all cases seen between 2004 and 2013 at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. Results: Four cochlear implant candidates with psychogenic hearing loss were identified. All were female, aged 23-51 years. Hearing thresholds ranged from 86 dB to 112 dB HL (pure-tone average 500-4000 Hz). ABRs and otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) showed bilaterally normal hearing in two subjects, and hearing thresholds between 30 and 50 dB in the other two subjects. Three subjects suffered from depression and one from a pathologic fear of cancer. Three had a history of five or more previous surgeries. Three were smokers and three reported other close family members with hearing losses. All four were hearing aid users at the time of presentation.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT) 10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Hearing Research Laboratory
UniBE Contributor:	Kompis, Martin, Senn, Pascal, Mantokoudis, Georgios, Caversaccio, Marco
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	0001-6489
Publisher:	Informa Healthcare
Language:	English
Submitter:	Stefan Weder
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2015 16:21
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:44
Publisher DOI:	10.3109/00016489.2014.985801
PubMed ID:	25740258
Uncontrolled Keywords:	aggravation, auditory brainstem response, non-organic hearing loss, otoacoustic emissions
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65187