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Cochlear implantation in maternal inherited diabetes and deafness syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

V. Raut
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, U.K.
A. R. Sinnathuray
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, U.K.
J. G. Toner
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, U.K.
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Abstract

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We describe a rare case of a gradually progressive hearing loss in a patient with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) syndrome successfully rehabilitated with a cochlear implant. The possible aetiology of the hearing loss in these cases is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002