Assisted retention of a hearing device in an implant-retained auricular prosthesis
| Autor: | Robert M. Taft, Steven T. Wheeler, Ann Sue von Gonten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Hearing aid
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Polyurethanes Acrylic Resins Silicones Auricular prosthesis Biocompatible Materials Audiology Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Implantation Hearing Aids Coated Materials Biocompatible otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans Medicine Dimethylpolysiloxanes Ear canal Ear External business.industry Textiles Prostheses and Implants medicine.anatomical_structure Silicone Elastomers sense organs Implant Oral Surgery business Binaural recording |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 86:386-389 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3913 |
| DOI: | 10.1067/mpr.2001.118872 |
| Popis: | The use of bone-anchored hearing aids is not possible for all patients who wear an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. For some patients, the external ear canal cannot be occluded with a conventional hearing device. Currently manufactured hearing aids may not readily fit the contours of an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. This article describes a technique that allows a modular hearing aid device to be inserted into a custom “sleeve.” With this device, the patient can take advantage of binaural cues. (J Prosthet Dent 2001;86:386-9.) |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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