Vibrant soundbridge: a new implantable alternative to conventional hearing AIDS in children.

نویسندگان

  • K J Sia
  • C K Chai
  • I P Tang
  • N Prepageran
چکیده

The Vibrant Soundbridge is a new middle ear implantable hearing device. It was first introduced for adult patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. With the innovation of the surgical techniques, its usage had been broadened for children and those patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss. We report first two cases of monoaural Vibrant Soundbridge implantation in Malaysia. They were children with bilateral conductive hearing loss who had failed to benefit from previous hearing aids. Floating mass transducers were attached in oval window and long process of incus respectively. Remarkable hearing yield was observed without surgical complication.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 67 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012