Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant: Is It Clinically Useful in Korean?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical effectiveness of Ponto in Korea, a recently released percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant.

Methods

16 patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) and mixed or conductive hearing loss who underwent Ponto implantation from December 2018 to September 2020 were enrolled in the study. Puretone audiometry, the Korean version of the Hearing in Noise Test (K-HINT), sound localization test (SLT), and Pupillometry were performed pre- and three months post-operation. Standardized questionnaires, the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) and Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ), were administered.

Results

The mean age of subjects was 55.5 (range, 48-67) years. Four males and 12 females

SUBMITTER: Koh SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature