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To determine the prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) in cochlear implant (CI) candidates with idiopathic profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and its influence on the preservation of audiovestibular function after cochlear implantation. Prospective case series. Tertiary referral center. CI candidates with idiopathic progressive SNHL, but without classic EH-associated symptoms. Delayed intravenous gadolinium-enhanced inner ear fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging as well as pure-tone audiograms, video head impulse tests, and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials before and 4 weeks after cochlear implantation. Prevalence of EH before cochlear implantation, audiovestibular function before and after surgery in hydropic and nonhydropic ears. Thirty-two ears in 16 CI candidates were included. Nine ears (28%) with EH were detected. Although preoperative hearing thresholds, utricular function, and semicircular canal function were not different between the two groups, saccular function was reduced in hydropic ears. Ten subjects received a unilateral CI. Of these, 3 (30%) showed EH on the implanted side. There was no difference regarding postoperative hearing loss between the two groups, but the results point toward a higher vulnerability of hydropic ears with respect to loss of otolith function after cochlear implantation. This is the first study showing that EH can be assumed in about one third of CI candidates with idiopathic profound SNHL, but no classic EH-associated symptoms. Preliminary results suggest that EH has no influence on the preservation of cochlear function but could be a risk factor for loss of otolith function after cochlear implantation. Copyright © 2022, Otology & Neurotology, Inc.

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Eva Mosimann, David Bächinger, Andreas Eckhard, Philipp Reddiess, Dorothe Veraguth, Christof Röösli, Alexander Huber, Anthony De Vere-Tyndall, Sebastian Winklhofer, Julia Dlugaiczyk, Adrian Dalbert. Prevalence of Endolymphatic Hydrops in Cochlear Implant Candidates with Idiopathic Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology. 2022 Oct 01;43(9):e984-e991

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PMID: 36006776

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