Bone -Anchored Hearing Aid versus Reconstruction of the External Auditory Canal in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Aural Atresia: A Comparison Study of Outcomes

Objectives/Hypothesis: Congenital aural atresia is a rare condition in children affecting 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 children a year. Surgery is required to restore hearing to facilitate normal development. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes in hearing, complications and quality of lif...

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Main Authors: Debra Mei Don, Soroush eFarnoosh, Tania eMitsinikos, Dennis eMaceri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00005/full