Case Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2018

Stability of residual hearing and cochlear implant function following multiple scuba dives: case report.

Zeitler DM, Almosnino G, Holm JR — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the effect of barometric pressure changes from 20 scuba dives on a patient's preserved low-frequency hearing and cochlear implant function.

What They Found

A patient with a cochlear implant and preserved low-frequency hearing completed 20 scuba dives up to 92 feet (3.8 atmospheres absolute). Post-dive audiometric testing showed no change in hearing thresholds, and the cochlear implant remained unaffected. The patient experienced no adverse middle ear effects or inner ear barotrauma.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a case report involving only one patient, the generalizability of these findings is limited.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	30028923
Year Published	2018
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Atmospheric Pressure; Audiometry; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Diving; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Hearing Loss; Humans; Middle Aged

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