Fully implantable hearing device in isolated congenital external ear canal atresia
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Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
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متن کاملSemi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
Policy [TOP] Semi-implantable and fully implantable middle ear hearing aids are considered investigational.
متن کاملSemi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
Background/Overview HEARING LOSS Hearing loss is described as conductive, sensorineural, or mixed, and can be unilateral or bilateral. Normal hearing is the detection of sound at or below 20 decibels (dB). The American Speech LanguageHearing Association has defined the degree of hearing loss based on pure-tone average detection thresholds as mild (20-40 dB), moderate (40-60 dB), severe (60-80 d...
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The majority of moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss individuals must rely on amplification of the acoustic signal to improve communication skills. This aim is generally accomplished with conventional air conduction hearing aids [1]. In some cases, hearing aid wearers report difficulties and limited adoption of hearing aids due to ear canal occlusion, pain or irritation of the skin in ...
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Congenital external auditory canal atresia is a disorder with a prevalence of one in 10 000-20 000 live births and is bilateral in one third of the patients. With a conductive hearing loss of 60 dB, even unilateral atresia restricts hearing related social skills. The degree of middle ear deformity may make reconstruction surgery impossible or too hazardous, thus bone-conduction hearing aids hav...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Updates
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2146-3840,2147-5067
DOI: 10.2399/jmu.2013003010