Binaural hearing restoration with a bilateral fully implantable middle ear implant

AIM: The fully implantable middle ear implant (C-FI-MEI) is designed for patients with moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss or those with mixed hearing loss. To analyze the audiological post-operative results of subjects bilaterally implanted with C-FI-MEI.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study: 14 patients with bilateral, moderate-to-severe, sensorineural or mixed hearing loss were treated. This clinical sample included 14 cases bilaterally implanted (13 sequentially, 1 simultaneously). The evaluation at each follow-up after surgery included otologic examination, a structured interview, and different audiological tests composed of pure tone audiometry, speech in quiet and in noise test, and localization task. The mean follow-up was 67.2 ± 33 months.

RESULTS: There were no significant differences between pre and post-operative pure tone averages. The patients showed no significant differences between pre-operatively aided and C-FI-MEI implant-aided conditions in terms of word recognition score. Speech perception in noise under different loudspeaker arrangements and localization tests demonstrated a binaural advantage in bilaterally implanted patients. The mean daily use time was 17.4 and 16.7 h, respectively, for right and left side.

CONCLUSION: The results for the 14 patients, bilaterally implanted with C-FI-MEI, suggest that bilateral implantation of fully implantable middle ear hearing devices is an effective procedure.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:278

Enthalten in:

European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 278(2021), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 2239-2246

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cuda, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Murri, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Mainardi, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Forli, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Berrettini, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Bruschini, Luca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bilateral
Fully implantable middle ear implant
Implant
Journal Article
Middle ear

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Date Completed 01.06.2021

Date Revised 01.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00405-020-06290-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31406513X