耳蜗骨化通常被认为由脑膜炎引起迷路炎骨化所致。１９８８年以前，因为没有耳蜗骨化的影像学证据，耳蜗植入术被广大学者认为是禁忌的，所面临的技术挑战是将电极插入完全骨化的耳蜗内是困难的。早期的钻孔技术可导致两个严重后果：一是当电极从耳蜗拔出时大约有一半失败... Cochlear ossification is generally thought to be caused by meningitis and labyrinthitis ossification. Before 1988, cochlear implantation was considered taboo by most scholars because there was no radiographic evidence of cochlear ossification. The technical challenge was that it was difficult to insert the electrode into a completely ossified cochlea. Early drilling techniques can lead to two serious consequences: First, about half of them failed when the electrode was pulled out of the cochlea ...