Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
Manuelli, M., Migliorelli, A., et al. (2024).
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-05042-7.
<div>This scoping review investigates the effects of bone-conduction hearing aids on surgical and functional outcomes in individuals with hearing loss. This summary highlights conclusions within the scope of audiology.</div>
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2018 to 2023
<div>Published studies reporting objective and quantifiable results (e.g., speech audiometry outcomes). Excludes studies reporting subjective results and case studies.</div>
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<div>Bone-conduction hearing aids show improvements in pure tone audiometry (PTA) gain and speech audiometry for individuals with different types of hearing loss (HL; e.g., conductive, mixed) and HL profiles (e.g., unilateral HL, bilateral HL). Results for specific devices include the following:</div>
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<li>Ponto Percutaneous Device: Average PTA gain=34.56 dB (2 studies); Infection and skin complications reported by 45% of patients (1 study).</li>
<li>BAHA Attract Passive Trascutaneous Device: Average PTA gain=28.98 dB (4 studies); Minor complications (e.g., seromas, discomfort) reported (4 studies).</li>
<li>Osia Active Transcutaneous Device: Average PTA gain=37.2 dB (13 studies); Surgial complications (2 studies) and minor complications (e.g., magnet strength; 2 studies) reported.</li>
<li>Bonebridge Active Transcutaneous Device: Average PTA gain=40.34 dB (7 studies); Major complications requiring explantation in 6/214 patients (7 studies).</li>
<li>ADHEAR Adhesive Device: Average PTA gain=17.54 dB (4 studies); No complications reported (4 studies).</li>
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<div>Additional research is needed to investigate candidacy indicators and device complications for individuals with hearing loss.</div>
