Preservation of low-frequency residual hearing is very important for combined electro-acoustic stimulation after cochlear implantation.However,in clinical practice,loss of low-frequency residual hearing often occurs a...Preservation of low-frequency residual hearing is very important for combined electro-acoustic stimulation after cochlear implantation.However,in clinical practice,loss of low-frequency residual hearing often occurs after cochlear implantation and its mechanisms remain unclear.Factors affecting lowfrequency residual hearing after cochlear implantation are one of the hot spots in current research.Inflammation induced by injury associated with cochlear implantation is deemed to be significant,as it may give rise to low-frequency residual hearing loss by interfering with the blood labyrinth barrier and neural synapses.Pathological changes along the pathway for low-frequency auditory signals transmission may include latent factors such as damage to neuroepithelial structures,synapses,stria vascularis and other ultrastructures.In this review,current research on mechanisms of low-frequency residual hearing loss after cochlear implantation and possible roles of inflammatory responses are summarized.展开更多
文摘Preservation of low-frequency residual hearing is very important for combined electro-acoustic stimulation after cochlear implantation.However,in clinical practice,loss of low-frequency residual hearing often occurs after cochlear implantation and its mechanisms remain unclear.Factors affecting lowfrequency residual hearing after cochlear implantation are one of the hot spots in current research.Inflammation induced by injury associated with cochlear implantation is deemed to be significant,as it may give rise to low-frequency residual hearing loss by interfering with the blood labyrinth barrier and neural synapses.Pathological changes along the pathway for low-frequency auditory signals transmission may include latent factors such as damage to neuroepithelial structures,synapses,stria vascularis and other ultrastructures.In this review,current research on mechanisms of low-frequency residual hearing loss after cochlear implantation and possible roles of inflammatory responses are summarized.
