Bilateral cochlear implantation after ethylene glycol intoxication: a case report

Abstract

Objective

To report a case of deafness and blindness caused by ethylene glycol poisoning and treated by bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation.

Study design

Case report.

Setting

University teaching hospital, tertiary referral center.

Patient

37 years old man poisoned with ethylene glycol.

Intervention

Bilateral simultaneous Medel Sonata cochlear implants.

Outcome measure

BKB sentences (Bamford–Kowal–Bench sentence tests); AB words (Arthur Boothroyd monosyllabic words).

Results

Successful rehabilitation of hearing in a case of deafness and blindness of acute onset.

Conclusion

Bilateral CI is an effective method of hearing rehabilitation in presence of additional disability (blindness).

Keywords:

• Ethylene glycol
• Sensorineural
• Hearing loss
• Blindness
• Cochlear implant