Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness
The Bonebridge implant can be a satisfactory solution for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss (CHL or MHL), or with single-sided deafness (SSD). The aim of the study was to assess patients’ self-reported benefits with the Bonebridge and characterize the relationships between pre-implantat...
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| description | The Bonebridge implant can be a satisfactory solution for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss (CHL or MHL), or with single-sided deafness (SSD). The aim of the study was to assess patients’ self-reported benefits with the Bonebridge and characterize the relationships between pre-implantation audiometric data, auditory functioning, and satisfaction after implantation. A focus was to see whether different types of hearing loss were associated with particular benefits. The study sample consisted of 81 patients. Procedures comprised pure tone audiometry before implantation, the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaire, and a structured interview asking about satisfaction. Statistically significant improvements after implantation were found in all groups (CHL, MHL, SSD) on the APHAB questionnaire. In the structured interview, patients with SSD were the least satisfied. No significant correlation was found between pre-operative air-bone gap and bone conduction thresholds or with APHAB score. Bonebridge implantation is beneficial to patients with CHL or MHL, or with SSD. Assessment of patients for Bonebridge implantation is complex, and audiometric data should be complemented by patient-reported outcomes to provide deeper insight into their individual needs and attitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b41db8cd8534b3dab5bacb9c326552f2023-11-23T20:44:39ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292022-01-0112213710.3390/life12020137Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided DeafnessAnna Ratuszniak0Piotr H. Skarzynski1Elżbieta Gos2Henryk Skarzynski3Otorhinolaryngology Surgery Clinic, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, PolandWorld Hearing Center, Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, PolandWorld Hearing Center, Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, PolandOtorhinolaryngology Surgery Clinic, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, PolandThe Bonebridge implant can be a satisfactory solution for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss (CHL or MHL), or with single-sided deafness (SSD). The aim of the study was to assess patients’ self-reported benefits with the Bonebridge and characterize the relationships between pre-implantation audiometric data, auditory functioning, and satisfaction after implantation. A focus was to see whether different types of hearing loss were associated with particular benefits. The study sample consisted of 81 patients. Procedures comprised pure tone audiometry before implantation, the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaire, and a structured interview asking about satisfaction. Statistically significant improvements after implantation were found in all groups (CHL, MHL, SSD) on the APHAB questionnaire. In the structured interview, patients with SSD were the least satisfied. No significant correlation was found between pre-operative air-bone gap and bone conduction thresholds or with APHAB score. Bonebridge implantation is beneficial to patients with CHL or MHL, or with SSD. Assessment of patients for Bonebridge implantation is complex, and audiometric data should be complemented by patient-reported outcomes to provide deeper insight into their individual needs and attitudes.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/137bone conduction implantBonebridgeAPHABself-related benefitshearing implant |
| spellingShingle | Anna Ratuszniak Piotr H. Skarzynski Elżbieta Gos Henryk Skarzynski Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness Life bone conduction implant Bonebridge APHAB self-related benefits hearing implant |
| title | Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness |
| title_full | Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness |
| title_fullStr | Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness |
| title_short | Self-Rated Benefits of Auditory Performance after Bonebridge Implantation in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss, or Single-Sided Deafness |
| title_sort | self rated benefits of auditory performance after bonebridge implantation in patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss or single sided deafness |
| topic | bone conduction implant Bonebridge APHAB self-related benefits hearing implant |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/137 |
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