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What are some of the causes of deafness in children that can be treated with a cochlear implant?
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Multiple causes: Genetic, malformation of the inner ear, infection, and exposure to toxic medications may all cause hearing loss. If a hearing nerve is present on imaging studies, all of these hearing losses, if severe, may be treated with a cochlear implant.
Answered 2/7/2015
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Not a quick answer: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195958/ Please refer to this article in an ever changing world of such indications. The procedure comes with risks, side effects, failure, loss of anatomy and hearing loss too. I would talk to a well trained ENT specialist and be counselled before this procedure.
Answered 6/18/2015
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