Cochlear implant

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Persistent headache, worse over the last 5 days following a fall.

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Left-sided cochlear implant.

Case Discussion

This patient has a cochlear implant on the left hand side. The device is demonstrated posterior to the pinna on the left and the tunneled subcutaneous wires are visible as they extend from the device to the middle ear.

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