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  • Title: Electrocochleography Observations in a Series of Cochlear Implant Electrode Tip Fold-Overs.
    Author: Trecca EMC, Adunka OF, Mattingly JK, Hiss MM, Cassano M, Malhotra PS, Riggs WJ.
    Journal: Otol Neurotol; 2021 Apr 01; 42(4):e433-e437. PubMed ID: 33196531.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Tip fold-over is a rare but serious complication of cochlear implant (CI) surgery. The purpose of this study was to present intraoperative electrocochleography (ECochG) observations in a series of CI electrode tip fold-overs. PATIENTS: Five pediatric subjects undergoing CI surgery through a round window (RW) approach with a perimodiolar electrode array, who were diagnosed with either auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder or enlarged vestibular aqueduct. INTERVENTIONS: Intraoperative RW ECochG during CI surgery: tone burst stimuli were presented from 95 to 110 dB SPL. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Magnitude and phase characteristics of ECochG responses obtained intraoperatively before and immediately after electrode insertion were examined for patients with and without tip fold-over. RESULTS: Three subjects presented with tip fold-over and two formed the control group. Among fold-over cases, one participant exhibited an inversion in the starting phase of the cochlear microphonic response and a decrease in spectral magnitude from pre- to postinsertion. Both subjects who did not exhibit a change in phase had an increase in the ECochG-total response (ECochG-TR) magnitude. No case in the control group exhibited a change in starting phase. In regard to the ECochG-TR, all controls showed a decrease in the magnitude. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the small number of patients, heterogeneous ECochG response patterns were observed within the fold-over group. Though these results are not conclusive, they can serve as a framework to begin to understand ECochG's utility in detecting intraoperative tip fold-over.
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