Two Bonebridge bone conduction hearing implant generations: audiological benefit and quality of hearing in children

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ŠIKOLOVÁ Soňa URÍK Milan HOŠNOVÁ Dagmar KRUNTORÁD Vít BARTOŠ Michal MOTYKA Oldřich JABANDŽIEV Petr

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00405-021-07068-x
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-07068-x
Keywords Active transcutaneous bone conduction implant; Children; Quality of lif; Atresia; Localisation; Hearing outcomes
Description Purpose The study aimed to evaluate audiological benefits, quality of hearing and safety of two Bonebridge generation: BCI601 and BCI602 (MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria) in children. Methods Twelve children were implanted: five BCI601 and seven BCI602 comprising of ten conductive hearing loss, and two single sided deaf SSD subjects. Audiological outcomes tested were sound field audiometry, functional gain, speech recognition threshold (SRT50), speech recognition in noise (SPRINT) and localisation abilities. Subjective measures were Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12). Results The mean FG with the BCI601 was 25.0 dB and with the BCI602 28.0 dB. The benefit in SRT50 was 23.2 dB and 33.8 dB, respectively. The mean benefit in SPRINT was 15% and 6.7% and the localisation ability improved from 33.3° to 16° and from 26.2° to 17.6°, respectively. The two SSD subjects reported a FG of 17 dB, a benefit in SRT50 of 22.5 and a benefit in SPRINT of 20%. Subjective outcomes improved significantly and even exceeded the values of their age-and sex matched normal hearing peers. One revision was reported: a retroauricular emphysema above the implant occurred 12 months post-OP, it was resolved operatively with the implant still being functional. Conclusion The pediatric cohort reports significant audiological benefit, even exceeding that of the age- and sex matched control. The combination of the high safety and audiological benefit makes the Bonebridge a comfortable and effective option in hearing rehabilitation in children.
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