Acoustic Hearing Implants for Mixed Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review
Otology & Neurotology
Verhaert, N., Desloovere, C., et al. (2013).
Otology & Neurotology, 34(7), 1201-1209.
This systematic review investigates the effects of acoustic hearing implants (e.g., bone-conduction implants, active middle ear implants, direct acoustic cochlear implants) on measures of hearing, safety, and patient-report in adults with mixed hearing loss.
"The current systematic review shows that [acoustic hearing implants] and their different coupling strategies in the treatment of [mixed hearing loss] were beneficial in terms of speech in quiet, [patient-report], and safety regarding residual hearing. Overall, the level of evidence and the quality of the included studies were judged to be moderate to low" (p. 1201).
