Robert J Macielak, Markus E Harrigan, Vivian F Kaul, Meghan M Hiss, Aaron C Moberly, Edward E Dodson, Oliver F Adunka, Yin Ren
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of simultaneous labyrinthectomy and cochlear implantation (CI) in patients with refractory Ménière's disease (MD).
Methods: A retrospective review of patients with definite refractory MD per American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery treated via simultaneous transmastoid labyrinthectomy and CI was performed at a tertiary referral center. Patients' clinical and audiometric outcomes were assessed and analyzed.
Results: Twenty-four patients underwent simultaneous transmastoid labyrinthectomy and CI between 7/2015 and 9/2023 (median age = 58 years [interquartile range (IQR) = 43.5-64.5], 54% female). Complete resolution of vertigo occurred in 23 patients (96%). Evaluating available data at ≥6 months postoperatively, both CNC (n = 9; 36% vs 40%, P = .76) and AzBio scores (n = 13; 40% vs 62%, P = .15) improved after surgery. When performing a sound localization task with the CI on, the median score in identifying the noise was 32% (IQR = 22%-56%) with a median degree error of 27.9 (IQR = 15.8-38.0) versus a median score with the CI off of 20% (IQR = 14%-42%) with a median degree error of 43.8 (IQR = 21.9-73.5) at a median of 9.8 months (IQR = 6.7-14.6) from surgery.
Conclusions: The present study represents one of the largest cohorts of refractory MD patients undergoing simultaneous labyrinthectomy and CI. Combining these procedures appears safe, enables excellent control of vertigo, and expedites aural rehabilitation in appropriately selected candidates, but future study is warranted to continue to evaluate this treatment paradigm.
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The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology publishes original manuscripts of clinical and research importance in otolaryngology–head and neck medicine and surgery, otology, neurotology, bronchoesophagology, laryngology, rhinology, head and neck oncology and surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, audiology, and speech pathology. In-depth studies (supplements), papers of historical interest, and reviews of computer software and applications in otolaryngology are also published, as well as imaging, pathology, and clinicopathology studies, book reviews, and letters to the editor. AOR is the official journal of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.