Cartilage conduction hearing aids (CC-HA), bone anchored (Baha), and ADHEAR are good choices to improve in patients who cannot use air because of aural atresia or continuous otorrhea. As there many overlaps the characteristics these devices, we conducted a comparative trial CC-HA, Baha, ADHEAR. We provided with opportunity select their devices. The data 6 underwent trials our department between...

This paper presents and illustrates planned urban projects in the Al-Baha region with potential to contribute developing a sustainable local environment economy alignment Saudi Arabia’s 2030 national vision future needs. is characterized by wealth of renewable energy, cooler relative many other regions, as well multiple heritage villages wildlife habitats set amid mountainous topography. The ap...

Since 2011, transcutaneous bone-anchored auditory implants have been an alternative to the classic percutaneous implant (Baha) for bilateral conductive/mixed hearing loss that cannot be corrected by surgery. Recently, a new transcutaneous device has been approved for clinical use. Its internal component is made of the classic titanium Baha fixture, coupled to a 27 mm diameter subcutaneous circu...

A three-generation family with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome and an isolated case are presented. The proband presented with conductive hearing loss. His mother and grandmother showed minor features of the syndrome including conductive hearing loss. Symptoms of the craniosynostosis syndromes can include stapes ankylosis, a fixed ossicular chain in a too small epitympanum, and small or even absent mas...

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, utilization of face masks was made mandatory as a protective tool. However, prolonged use increases risk dry eye, which affects people's visual-based activities. The Al-Baha area is high-altitude located in west Kingdom Saudi Arabia Hejaz region. As result, residents this region are more likely to suffer from eyes because extr...

Image guidance in otologic surgery has been thwarted by the need for a non-invasive fiducial system with target registration error (TRE) at the inner ear below 1.5mm. We previously presented a fiducial frame for this purpose that attaches to the upper dentition via patient-specific bite blocks and demonstrated a TRE of 0.73mm (±0.23mm) on cadaveric skulls. In that study, TRE measurement depende...

Aim of this report is to present a new surgical technique for the BAHA system implant and to discuss the operational techniques and complications related to this type of surgery. The common technique for the positioning of the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA, Cochlear Limited, Englewood, CO, USA) titanium implant into the temporal bone is based on the use of either a free or a pedunculated skin...