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We describe a 28\u2010year\u2010old woman who developed severe bilateral SSNHL 3\u2009weeks after confirmed mild COVID\u201019, with complete deafness in the right ear and severe loss in the left ear. Hearing did not improve following systemic corticosteroids and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and amplification provided minimal functional benefit. COVID\u201019\u2013related cochlear injury has been hypothesized to result from inflammatory and microvascular mechanisms, and post\u2010infectious cochlear fibrosis may complicate surgical rehabilitation. Despite these concerns, right\u2010sided cochlear implantation was successfully performed without evidence of cochlear fibrosis or ossification, leading to significant improvement in communication during auditory rehabilitation. 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