Journal of Phonetics & Audiology
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Abstract

Single-Sided Deafness, Tinnitus and Cochlear Implants

Marcia Yuri Tsumura Kimura, Kellen Kutscher, Alexandre Caixeta Guimarães, Valéria Oyanguren and Guilherme Machado de Carvalho

Background: Single-sided deafness is a situation of profound hearing loss on one side, with normal hearing contralateral or near them (better than 40 dB HL). The only way to rehabilitate the side with single-sided deafness would be through the cochlear implant.
Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the outcomes of a cochlear implant in a case of single-sided deafness with tinnitus and perform a short literature review of this topic. Methods: Retrospective study of medical records of a patient who underwent surgery treatment for single-sided deafness and tinnitus with cochlear implant.
Conclusion: Cochlear implantation was an effective alternative for a patient with single- sided deafness, resulting in improvements in speech recognition and the tinnitus.