Association of Bone Conduction Devices for Single-Sided Sensorineural Deafness With Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although bone conduction devices (BCDs) have been shown to improve audiological outcomes of patients with single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD), their effects on the patients' quality of life (QOL) are unclear.

Objective

To investigate the association of BCDs on QOL in patients with SSD.

Data sources

Literature search of databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov) from January 1, 1978, to June 24, 2021, was performed.

Study selection

Prospective interventional studies with 10 or more participants with SSD (defined as pure tone average >70 dB hearing loss in the worse hearing ear and ≤30 dB in the better hearing ear) who underwent unilateral BCD implantation and assessment of QOL before and after the intervention using a

SUBMITTER: Hampton T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature