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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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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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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Bone conduction stimulation efficiency at coupling locations closer to the cochlea [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBone conduction implants enable patients to hear via vibrations transmitted to the skull. The main constraint of current bone conduction implants is their maximum output force level.
Irina Wils +5 more
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Does bilateral otosclerosis make pre-operative bone conduction more inaccurate?
Journal of Otology, 2021 Objectives: To assess whether bilateral otosclerosis renders pre-operative bone conduction more inaccurate by increasing the Carhart effect. Methods: Retrospective review of a database of pre and post-operative audiograms of 745 ears with otosclerosis ...
Fiona McClenaghan, Jeremy Lavy
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Evaluation of Carhart’s Notch in Patients with Serous Otitis Media
The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022 Objective: To investigate the changes in bone-conduction and air-bone gap in patients with serous otitis media and to evaluate the presence of Carhart’s notch. Material and Methods: Patients with unilateral serous otitis media were included in the study.
Aykut Erdem Dinç +3 more
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Frequency -Specific Air- Conduction and Bone - Conduction Outcomes after Stapedotomy [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction:The aim of this study was to investigate hearing outcome of stapes surgery, considering the post-operative air and bone conduction (AC&BC) changes, in a frequency specific approach.Materials and Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study.
Mohsen Rajati +6 more
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Audiology Research, 2021 Background: There is no guideline for hearing compensation after temporal bone resection. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze surgical cases with reconstruction for hearing preservation after temporal bone malignancy resection and propose a new ...
Noritaka Komune +15 more
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Analysis of Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Pure Tone Audiometry in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2021 Objective: To determine the frequency of sensorineural hearing loss in patients presenting with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media. Methods: A total of 121 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and visited the ENT Department of Civil Hospital ...
Vijay Kumar Khatri +5 more
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Improving the Accuracy of Baha® Fittings through Measures of Direct Bone Conduction [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 ObjectivesVariability in Baha® sound processor fittings may arise from the nature of the implant-to-bone transmission as well as transcranial attenuation for patients with single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD).
Mark C. Flynn, Martin Hillbratt
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