Unexplained Variation in Benefit of Treatment of Congenital Unilateral Aural Atresia: A Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Martijn J.H. Agterberg, Arno M. Janssen, Jolien Desmet, Katharina Vogt, Ad F. M. Snik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Reconstructive surgery Physiology business.industry Biophysics Audiology medicine.disease Middle Ear Implant Congenital hearing loss Sensory Systems Sensory disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 12] Conductive hearing loss Speech and Hearing Bone conduction Otorhinolaryngology Atresia medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Aural atresia business Binaural recording |
| Zdroj: | Audiology and Neuro-Otology, 26, 5, pp. 295-302 Audiology and Neuro-Otology, 26, 295-302 |
| ISSN: | 1420-3030 |
| Popis: | Objective: A review of published data regarding binaural hearing after treatment of congenital unilateral conductive hearing loss (UCHL) due to aural atresia. Treatment options concern atresia surgery (reconstructive surgery), application of a bone conduction device (BCD), or application of a middle ear implant (MEI). Data Sources: Database PubMed was searched for articles published in English and German between January 1, 1994, and January 1, 2019. Study Selection: The initial search identified 52 studies, of which 9 met the inclusion criteria. Data Synthesis: Comparison of studies was based on a structured review. Meta-analysis was not feasible because of the heterogeneity of outcome measures, the limited number of relevant papers (9), and diverse types of treatment (5). Conclusions: Treatment of UCHL results in bilateral hearing instead of binaural hearing. The large intersubject variability in benefit of treatment is unexplained with a clear improvement in the minority of listeners and a limited improvement or binaural interference in most listeners after atresia repair or amplification with a BCD or MEI. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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