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Bone anchored hearing devices in very young children

1 May 2015 | | BAHA(®) complications, Bone hypertrophy, Bone-anchored hearing aids, Osseo-integration, Pediatric, Soft tissue hypertrophy
This paper presents results of BC devices in very young children and helps inform an honest discussion of risks / benefit with prospective parents. The authors of this article from Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand have a series of...

How to tell if a bone anchored hearing device is working?

1 May 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology
Bone anchored hearing aids are becoming increasingly more commonplace with more than 120,000 users worldwide. These devices are based on the principle of direct bone conduction, where sound is transmitted directly through the skull via a titanium implant to the...
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The continued evolution of surgical techniques for bone anchored hearing devices

1 July 2019 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
This paper is not the first, and is unlikely to be the last, to look at a variation on the current technique for inserting the percutaneous titanium bone-anchored component of a bone conduction hearing device. In less than a decade,...

Active middle ear implants and bone-anchored hearing systems

27 February 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
The implantable hearing device market has grown significantly over recent years. But as conventional hearing aids improve and cochlear implant candidacy widens, what is the role for active middle ear implants and bone anchored hearing systems, and how should we...

New bone anchored hearing implant reaches clinical milestone

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology
A new implant for bone-conduction hearing, BCI (Bone Conduction Implant), has been developed by Bo Håkansson and his team of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, both in Gothenburg, Sweden. Unlike most bone-conduction devices used today,...

The ‘bus stop’ incision for bone-anchored hearing aid placement: a step-by-step approach to soft tissue preparation

1 January 2017 | | ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology
There have been many descriptions of soft tissue preparation in the era when subcutaneous tissue was routinely removed with the Nijmegen technique [1] or with the dermatome [2]. More descriptions continue to evolve with the advent of tissue preservation techniques,...

May 3rd is Good Vibrations Day | Bone Anchored Awareness Day

22 April 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
Oticon Medical will celebrate the fourth annual Good Vibrations Day/Bone Anchored Awareness Day on May 3rd, 2024.

Good Vibrations Day celebrates bone conduction

6 May 2024
Swedish audiology and sound-processing company Oticon Medical has just celebrated its fourth Good Vibrations Day.