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Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature
A new non-invasive adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ABCD) has been proposed as an alternative solution for reversible bilateral conductive hearing loss in recurrent or long-lasting forms of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children that cannot undergo surgical treatment. Our aim was to as...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/audiolres11040048 |
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author | Muzzi, Enrico Gambacorta, Valeria Lapenna, Ruggero Pizzamiglio, Giulia Ghiselli, Sara Caregnato, Igor Marchi, Raffaella Ricci, Giampietro Orzan, Eva |
author_facet | Muzzi, Enrico Gambacorta, Valeria Lapenna, Ruggero Pizzamiglio, Giulia Ghiselli, Sara Caregnato, Igor Marchi, Raffaella Ricci, Giampietro Orzan, Eva |
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description | A new non-invasive adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ABCD) has been proposed as an alternative solution for reversible bilateral conductive hearing loss in recurrent or long-lasting forms of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children that cannot undergo surgical treatment. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of ABCD in children with OME. Twelve normal-hearing Italian-speaking volunteers, in whom a conductive hearing loss was simulated, participated in the study. The free-field average hearing threshold was determined and, to evaluate binaural hearing skills, loudness summation and the squelch effect were assessed. Five conditions were tested: (1) unaided without earplugs, (2) unaided with bilateral earplugs, (3) aided right ear with bilateral earplugs, (4) aided left ear with bilateral earplugs, and (5) bilateral aid with bilateral earplugs. Post-hoc analysis showed a significant statistical difference between plugged, unplugged, and each aided condition. The main results were a better loudness summation and a substantial improvement of the squelch effect in the bilaterally aided. Our results suggest that ABCD is a valid treatment for patients with conductive hearing loss that cannot undergo bone conduction implant surgery. It is also important to consider bilateral aids in order to deal with situations in which binaural hearing is fundamental. |
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spelling | pubmed-85442092021-10-26 Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature Muzzi, Enrico Gambacorta, Valeria Lapenna, Ruggero Pizzamiglio, Giulia Ghiselli, Sara Caregnato, Igor Marchi, Raffaella Ricci, Giampietro Orzan, Eva Audiol Res Article A new non-invasive adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ABCD) has been proposed as an alternative solution for reversible bilateral conductive hearing loss in recurrent or long-lasting forms of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children that cannot undergo surgical treatment. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of ABCD in children with OME. Twelve normal-hearing Italian-speaking volunteers, in whom a conductive hearing loss was simulated, participated in the study. The free-field average hearing threshold was determined and, to evaluate binaural hearing skills, loudness summation and the squelch effect were assessed. Five conditions were tested: (1) unaided without earplugs, (2) unaided with bilateral earplugs, (3) aided right ear with bilateral earplugs, (4) aided left ear with bilateral earplugs, and (5) bilateral aid with bilateral earplugs. Post-hoc analysis showed a significant statistical difference between plugged, unplugged, and each aided condition. The main results were a better loudness summation and a substantial improvement of the squelch effect in the bilaterally aided. Our results suggest that ABCD is a valid treatment for patients with conductive hearing loss that cannot undergo bone conduction implant surgery. It is also important to consider bilateral aids in order to deal with situations in which binaural hearing is fundamental. MDPI 2021-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8544209/ /pubmed/34698056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/audiolres11040048 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Muzzi, Enrico Gambacorta, Valeria Lapenna, Ruggero Pizzamiglio, Giulia Ghiselli, Sara Caregnato, Igor Marchi, Raffaella Ricci, Giampietro Orzan, Eva Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title | Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title_full | Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title_fullStr | Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title_short | Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature |
title_sort | audiological performance of adhear systems in simulated conductive hearing loss: a case series with a review of the existing literature |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34698056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/audiolres11040048 |
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