Results of a 2-Year Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating Long-term Audiological and Clinical Outcomes of a Transcutaneous Implant for Bone Conduction Hearing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

To evaluate 2-year audiological and clinical outcomes of a transcutaneous implant for bone conduction hearing of a previously published 6-month evaluation.

Design

Fifty-four unilaterally implanted adult patients with conductive or mild mixed hearing loss or single-sided sensorineural deafness were included in this prospective multicenter study. Follow-up visits were scheduled post-surgery at 10 days; 4, 6, and 12 weeks; 6, 12, and 24 months. Main outcomes were audiological benefit, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), soft tissue status, pain, numbness, implant survival, and daily usage.

Results

In the study population, the transcutaneous implant resulted in statistically significant improvement in objective hearing test and PROs compared with the unaided si

SUBMITTER: Kruyt IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373438 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature