Introduction Hearing loss is the most common clinical finding in patients with malformation of the external ear canal. Among the possibilities of treatment, there is the adaptation of hearing aids by bone conduction and the adaptation of implantable hearing aids. Objective To assess speech perception with the use of Vibrant Soundbridge (VBS - MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria) associated with addition...

BACKGROUND Bone conduction devices are widely used and indicated in cases of conductive, mixed or single sided deafness where conventional hearing aids are not indicated or tolerated. Percutaneous bone-conduction devices gave satisfactory hearing outcomes but were frequently complicated by soft tissue reactions. Transcutaneous bone conduction devices were developed in order to address some of t...

Simultaneous implantation of the Bonebridge (BB), a semi-implantable, active, transcutaneous bone conduction hearing device and anchors for auricular prosthesis may be challenging, as both implants contain magnets compete narrow space in designated area.

Virtual three-dimensional (3D) auditory displays utilize signal-processing techniques to alter sounds presented through headphones so that they seem to originate from specific spatial locations. A full function of shift values could be used to adapt virtual 3D auditory displays for use with bone-conduction headsets (bonephones). This study provided anchor points for a function of shift values. ...

Masking of tinnitus by noise can produce residual inhibition, a persistence in the reduction in tinnitus after the noise is removed. Typically, this relief is very short-lived, on the order of minutes. This report highlights long-term inhibition of tinnitus by UltraQuiet therapy, a new technique that employs patterned sound in the 10- to 20-kHz range, presented through bone conduction. Nine sub...

Unilateral Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss Unilateral implantable bone conduction (bone-anchored) hearing aid may be considered medically necessary as an alternative to an air-conduction hearing aid in patients 5 years of age and older with a conductive or mixed hearing loss when ONE of the following medical criteria is met:  Congenital or surgically induced malformations (eg, atresia) of the...

A navigation system using a binaural bone-conducted sound is proposed. This has three features to accurately navigate the user destination point. First, selection of bone-conduction device and optimal contact conditions between human head are discussed. Second, basic performance localization reproduced by selected with sounds confirmed considering head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) obtaine...