To evaluate the long-term outcomes of the first 5 infants and 9 children with congenital aural atresia (CAA) who had undergone hearing rehabilitation using the MED-EL Vibrant Soundbridge with intraoperative assistance of electrocochleo- graphy (ECoG) for optimal fitting of the floating mass transducer (FMT) on the round window (RW) membrane. Infants and children with moderate-to-severe con- ductive or mixed hearing loss, not suitable or unwilling to accept Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids and who would not tolerate tra- ditional bone and air conduction hearing aids, obtain substan- tial benefit with the FMT-RW implantation procedure. Intraoperative ECoG is of significant help in achieving the best FMT-RW fitting.
Titolo: | Treatment of the Atretic Ear With Round Window Vibrant Soundbridge Implantation in Infants and Children: Electrocochleography and Audiologic Outcomes |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 |
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Abstract: | To evaluate the long-term outcomes of the first 5 infants and 9 children with congenital aural atresia (CAA) who had undergone hearing rehabilitation using the MED-EL Vibrant Soundbridge with intraoperative assistance of electrocochleo- graphy (ECoG) for optimal fitting of the floating mass transducer (FMT) on the round window (RW) membrane. Infants and children with moderate-to-severe con- ductive or mixed hearing loss, not suitable or unwilling to accept Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids and who would not tolerate tra- ditional bone and air conduction hearing aids, obtain substan- tial benefit with the FMT-RW implantation procedure. Intraoperative ECoG is of significant help in achieving the best FMT-RW fitting. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/478374 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |