A Comparative Study of a Novel Adhesive Bone Conduction Device and Conventional Treatment Options for Conductive Hearing Loss
| Autor: | Magdalena Kozieł, Henryk Skarżyński, Katarzyna B. Cywka, Piotr H. Skarzynski, Bartłomiej Król, Kamila Osińska, Anna Ratuszniak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hearing loss Hearing Loss Conductive Adhesive bone conduction device Nonsurgical Audiology Bone conduction device Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Hearing Aids 0302 clinical medicine Bone conduction Hearing Adhesives otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Adhesive adapter Prospective Studies 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged business.industry Hearing Tests Outcome measures Conventional treatment Repeated measures design Middle Aged medicine.disease Sensory Systems Conductive hearing loss Noise Otorhinolaryngology Female Neurology (clinical) Implant medicine.symptom business Bone Conduction 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Otology & Neurotology |
| ISSN: | 1537-4505 1531-7129 |
| Popis: | Objective To compare the audiological performance with the novel adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ADHEAR) to that with a passive bone conduction (BC) implant and to that with a bone conduction device (BCD) on a softband. Study design Prospective study in an acute setting, single-subject repeated measure in three situations: unaided, with conventional BCDs (passive implant or on softband), and with the ADHEAR. Setting Tertiary referral center. Patients Ten subjects with conductive hearing loss were evaluated with the ADHEAR. Five of these were users of a passive BC implant (Baha Attract with Baha4); five received a BCD (Baha4) on a softband for test purposes. Intervention Use of non-invasive adhesive bone conduction system for the treatment of conductive hearing loss. Main outcome measures Air and bone conduction thresholds, sound field thresholds, word recognition scores in quiet, and speech recognition thresholds in quiet and noise were assessed. Results Users of the passive BC implant received comparable hearing benefit with the ADHEAR. The mean aided thresholds in sound field measurements and speech understanding in quiet and noise were similar, when subjects were evaluated either with the ADHEAR or the passive BC implant. The audiological outcomes for the non-implanted group were also comparable between the ADHEAR and the BCD on softband. Conclusions Based on our initial data, the ADHEAR seems to be a suitable alternative for patients who need a hearing solution for conductive hearing loss but for medical reasons cannot or do not want to undergo surgery for a passive BC implant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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