Ten years of active middle ear implantation for sensorineural hearing loss.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2018
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate long-term benefits of a totally implantable active middle ear implant (AMEI) that has been used in a single implanting center for over 10 years.
METHODS: Forty-one subjects who underwent implantation with an Esteem
RESULTS: Over 80% of the implanted subjects maintained over time a satisfactory auditory gain, ranging from 10 to over 30 dB in respect to the unaided situation, as mean at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz. In more than 60% of them, an improvement has also been found at 4 and 8 kHz. Battery duration varied according to the severity of the hearing loss and to the daily use of the device. No major post-operative complications were recorded, whilst explantation was necessary in five subjects, although none for device failure.
CONCLUSIONS: The Esteem
Volume
138
Issue
9
First Page
807
Last Page
814
ISSN
1651-2251
Published In/Presented At
Barbara, M., Filippi, C., Covelli, E., Volpini, L., & Monini, S. (2018). Ten years of active middle ear implantation for sensorineural hearing loss. Acta oto-laryngologica, 138(9), 807–814. https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2018.1472807
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
29852816
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article