The impact of CSF gusher on preservation of low frequency residual hearing following cochlear implantation
Ghulam Fatima, Rimsha Jabeen, Jawwad Ahmad, Muhammad Jahangeer Badar, Junaid Shahzad, Ghulam Saqulain · 2026
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Description
Fatima and colleagues compared in 2026 hearing preservation after cochlear implant surgery in patients who did or did not suffer a cerebrospinal fluid gusher during the operation. A gusher is a sudden leak of the fluid around the brain, a known surgical complication. Seventy implant recipients were followed for six months with repeated hearing tests. The non-gusher group kept lower, better thresholds throughout.
Complete preservation of low-frequency hearing was less common in the gusher group, and their average threshold shift was larger. The authors conclude a gusher measurably worsens the odds of keeping residual hearing.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ghulam Fatima, Rimsha Jabeen, Jawwad Ahmad, Muhammad Jahangeer Badar, Junaid Shahzad, Ghulam Saqulain |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |