The Effects of Utilizing Cartilage Conduction Hearing Aids among Patients with Conductive Hearing Loss

Autor: Takuya Kakuki, Ryo Miyata, Yurie Yoshida, Aya Kaizaki, Ayami Kimura, Kaede Kurashima, Rui Kuwata, Kenichi Takano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Audiology Research, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 408-417 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2039-4349
DOI: 10.3390/audiolres13030036
Popis: The cartilage-conduction hearing aid (CC-HA) is a new hearing device that is suitable for use in patients with conductive hearing loss. It has been 5 years since the introduction of the CC-HA. Although the number of users has increased, the CC-HA is not yet widely known. This study examines the effects of CC-HA on patients with conductive hearing loss and investigates factors that affect the willingness to use the device by comparing purchasers and non-purchasers of CC-HA in patients with unilateral conductive hearing loss. Eight patients had bilateral conductive hearing loss, and 35 had unilateral conductive hearing loss. Each patient underwent sound field tests and speech audiometry, and the effects of the CC-HA were compared with those of conventional bone conduction hearing aids (BC-HA). In patients with bilateral conductive hearing loss, the CC-HA was non-inferior to BC-HA. The CC-HA improved the hearing thresholds and speech recognition in patients with unilateral conductive hearing loss. Moreover, in patients with unilateral conductive hearing loss, experiencing the effect of wearing the CC-HA under conditions such as putting noise in the better ear could affect patients’ willingness to use the CC-HA.
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