Systematic Review of Quality of Life in Bone Anchored Hearing: Conductive vs. Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to systematically review the differences in disease-specific quality of life (QoL) benefits experienced by bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) users between those diagnosed with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (U-SNHL) and those with conductive/mixed hearing loss (CHL).

Data sources

Eligible studies were searched for in Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (Ebsco), Cochrane (Wiley), Global Health (Ovid), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Africa Wide Information (Ebsco) and Global Index Medicus (WHO) from inception to October 23, 2022. Updated searches were performed on November 9, 2023, and July 11, 2024.

Review methods

There were no restrictions on language. PRISMA standards were followed, and screening was conducte

SUBMITTER: Theoret K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475560 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature