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Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear

Introduction Hearing loss is the most common clinical finding in patients with malformation of the external ear canal. Among the possibilities of treatment, there is the adaptation of hearing aids by bone conduction and the adaptation of implantable hearing aids. Objective To assess speech perceptio...

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Autores principales: Mondelli, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia, Mariano, Thais Cristina Barbosa, Honório, Heitor Marques, Brito, Rubens Vuono de
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Publicado: Thieme Publicações Ltda 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4688002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26722343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1566155
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author Mondelli, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia
Mariano, Thais Cristina Barbosa
Honório, Heitor Marques
Brito, Rubens Vuono de
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description Introduction Hearing loss is the most common clinical finding in patients with malformation of the external ear canal. Among the possibilities of treatment, there is the adaptation of hearing aids by bone conduction and the adaptation of implantable hearing aids. Objective To assess speech perception with the use of Vibrant Soundbridge (VBS - MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria) associated with additional amplification in patients with bilateral craniofacial malformation. Method We evaluated 11 patients with bilateral malformation over 12 years with mixed hearing loss or bilateral conductive. They were using the Softband (Oticon Medical, Sweden) and bone conduction hearing aid in the ear opposite the one with the VSB. We performed the evaluation of speech perception using the Hearing in Noise Test. Results Participants were eight men and three women with a mean of 19.5 years. The signal / noise ratio presented significant results in patients fitted with VSB and bone conduction hearing aid. Conclusion The results of speech perception were significantly better with use of VBS combined with bone conduction hearing aids.
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spelling pubmed-46880022016-01-01 Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear Mondelli, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mariano, Thais Cristina Barbosa Honório, Heitor Marques Brito, Rubens Vuono de Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol Article Introduction Hearing loss is the most common clinical finding in patients with malformation of the external ear canal. Among the possibilities of treatment, there is the adaptation of hearing aids by bone conduction and the adaptation of implantable hearing aids. Objective To assess speech perception with the use of Vibrant Soundbridge (VBS - MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria) associated with additional amplification in patients with bilateral craniofacial malformation. Method We evaluated 11 patients with bilateral malformation over 12 years with mixed hearing loss or bilateral conductive. They were using the Softband (Oticon Medical, Sweden) and bone conduction hearing aid in the ear opposite the one with the VSB. We performed the evaluation of speech perception using the Hearing in Noise Test. Results Participants were eight men and three women with a mean of 19.5 years. The signal / noise ratio presented significant results in patients fitted with VSB and bone conduction hearing aid. Conclusion The results of speech perception were significantly better with use of VBS combined with bone conduction hearing aids. Thieme Publicações Ltda 2015-10-28 2016-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4688002/ /pubmed/26722343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1566155 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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Mondelli, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia
Mariano, Thais Cristina Barbosa
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Brito, Rubens Vuono de
Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear
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title_fullStr Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear
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title_short Vibrant Soundbridge and Bone Conduction Hearing Aid in Patients with Bilateral Malformation of External Ear
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4688002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26722343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1566155
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