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Restoration of hearing by hearing aids: conventional hearing aids – implantable hearing aids – cochlear implants – auditory brainstem implants

Aim of this report is to explain the current concept of hearing restoration using hearing aids. At present the main issues of conventional hearing aids are the relative benefits of analogue versus digital devices and different strategies for the improvement of hearing in noise. Implantable hearing a...

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Autores principales: Leuwer, R., Müller, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22073051
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Sumario:Aim of this report is to explain the current concept of hearing restoration using hearing aids. At present the main issues of conventional hearing aids are the relative benefits of analogue versus digital devices and different strategies for the improvement of hearing in noise. Implantable hearing aids provide a better sound quality and less distortion. The lack of directional microphones is the major disadvantage of the partially implantable hearing aids commercially available. Two different clinical studies about fully implantable hearing aids have been started in 2004. One of the most-promising developments seems to be the electric-acoustic stimulation.