A Comparative Study of a Novel Adhesive Bone Conduction Device and Conventional Treatment Options for Conductive Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the audiological performance with the novel adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ADHEAR) to that with a passive bone conduction (BC) implant and to that with a bone conduction device (BCD) on a softband.

Study design

Prospective study in an acute setting, single-subject repeated measure in three situations: unaided, with conventional BCDs (passive implant or on softband), and with the ADHEAR.

Setting

Tertiary referral center.

Patients

Ten subjects with conductive hearing loss were evaluated with the ADHEAR. Five of these were users of a passive BC implant (Baha Attract with Baha4); five received a BCD (Baha4) on a softband for test purposes.

Intervention

Use of non-invasive adhesive bone conduction system for the treatment of con

SUBMITTER: Skarzynski PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641089 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature