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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2020

The vibrating ossicular prosthesis in children and adolescents: a retrospective study.

Susen Lailach, Thomas Zahnert, Jan Maurer, John-Martin Hempel, Assen Koitschev, Daniela Hollfelder, Henning Frenzel, Barbara Wollenberg, Susan Arndt

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Long-term outcomes of retrospective case series of middle ear implantation with Vibrant Soundbridge in children with congenital aural atresia.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  5. Sound-localisation performance in patients with congenital unilateral microtia and atresia fitted with an active middle ear implant.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Susen LailachDepartment of Medicine, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. Susen.Lailach@uniklinikum-dresden.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-4721
Thomas ZahnertDepartment of Medicine, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Jan MaurerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cochlear Implant Centre, Catholic Hospital Koblenz-Montabaur, Koblenz, Germany.
John-Martin HempelDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Munich, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany.
Assen KoitschevDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Stuttgart, Olgahospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
Daniela HollfelderDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Henning FrenzelDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Barbara WollenbergDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Susan ArndtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DETechnische Universität Dresden · DEKatholisches Klinikum Koblenz · DELMU Klinikum · DEOlgahospital · DEUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe primary objective of the retrospective study was to collect speech intelligibility data on children and adolescents implanted with the vibrating ossicular prosthesis (VORP) 503.

methodsThis was a retrospective, multicentre study on 55 children and adolescents from 6 German clinics aged between 5 and 17 years suffering from mixed or conductive hearing loss implanted with a VORP 503. Pre- and postoperative bone-conduction pure tone thresholds were measured at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz, and word recognition scores in the unaided and VORP 503-aided conditions using monosyllabic speech intelligibility tests measured at 65-dB sound pressure level (SPL) were determined.

resultsMean pre- and postoperative bone-conduction thresholds remained unchanged, showing the preservation of inner ear hearing. Speech intelligibility assessed in quiet at 65-dB SPL improved on average from 24.5% (SD ± 25.4) unaided to 86.4% (SD ± 13.4) aided. The average improvement of 61.9% (SD ± 25.3) was clinically and statistically significant. A total of three complications were found in the medical records of 55 subjects. The responsible investigators judged these events as procedure related.

conclusionThe treatment of children suffering from conductive or mixed hearing loss with the VORP 503 implant demonstrates excellent aided benefit in terms of speech understanding and only minor complications.

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Ossicular ProsthesisAdolescentAuditory ThresholdBone ConductionChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHearing Loss, ConductiveHearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-SensorineuralHearing TestsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleRetrospective StudiesSpeech IntelligibilityTreatment OutcomeActive middle-ear implantAdolescentsChildrenConductive hearing lossMixed hearing lossVibrant SoundbridgeVORP 503

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