Issues Concerning the Mechanisms of Bone Conduction [PDF]
Audiology ResearchAir and bone conduction thresholds are used to differentiate between conductive and sensori-neural hearing losses because bone conduction is thought to bypass the conductive apparatus, directly activating the inner ear.
Miriam Geal-Dor +2 more
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The bone conduction threshold pattern may help to estimate the pathology underlying conductive hearing loss [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAir conduction and bone conduction thresholds in audiograms provide clinically useful information. However, whether bone conduction audiograms can help distinguish between different conductive hearing disorders remains unestablished.
Motoki Hirabayashi +5 more
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A Non-Surgical Wearable Option for Bone Conduction Hearing Implants: A Comparative Study with Conventional Bone Conduction Hearing Aids Mounted on Eyeglasses [PDF]
Audiology ResearchObjectives. This study aimed to compare the audiological benefits of a non-implantable wearable option for a bone conduction (BC) implant mounted on an arch (SoundArc) to those of traditional BC hearing aids (HAs) mounted on eyeglasses (BCHAs) in ...
Federica Di Berardino +6 more
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Utility and outcome of piezoelectric bone conduction implant in managing mixed hearing loss with incomplete partition type 2 and enlarged vestibular aqueduct [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsStapedial fixation coupled with incomplete partition type 2 and enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVAS) represents a unique challenge in managing hearing loss owing to the risks of stapedial surgery and the need for alternative hearing restoration methods ...
Afnan F. Bukhari +3 more
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African Mole-Rats May Have High Bone Conduction Sensitivity to Counterbalance Low Air Conduction Sensitivity [PDF]
Audiology ResearchBackground/Objectives: Subterranean mole-rats live in an intricate system of underground tunnels, a unique acoustic environment that has led to adaptations to their hearing.
Andrew Bell
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Objective preclinical measures for bone conduction implants [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceThe study evaluates the accuracy of predicting intracochlear pressure during bone conduction stimulation using promontory velocity and ear canal pressure, as less invasive alternatives to intracochlear pressure.
Irina Wils +10 more
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Active Bone Conduction Implant and Adhesive Bone Conduction Device: A Comparison of Audiological Performance and Subjective Satisfaction [PDF]
International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyIntroduction Atresia of the external auditory canal affects 1 in every 10 thousand to 20 thousand live births, with a much higher prevalence in Latin America, at 5 to 21 out of every 10 thousand newborns.
Maria Fernanda Di Gregorio +3 more
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Experimental Framework for the Setup and Validation of Individualized Bone Conduction Hearing Computational Models. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Niermann J +5 more
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Bone Conduction Threshold Measurements in Patients with Bone Conduction Devices: A Comparison of Available Methods [PDF]
Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2023 Maciej Juliusz Wróbel +4 more
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis Comparing Osia System to Percutaneous Bone Conduction Devices in Sweden. [PDF]
Otol NeurotolGhinelli F +6 more
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