ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2021
Effectiveness of Bone Conduction Hearing Aids in Young Children with Congenital Aural Atresia and Microtia.
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- Risk Factors in the Formation of Congenital Malformations of the Ear: Microtia and Atresia of the External Auditory Canal.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2025Article
- The Ponto Bone-Anchored Hearing System - Benefits Following Radical Mastoidectomy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Audiological and Subjective Benefits in a Child with Microtia and Atresia After Sequential Bilateral Implantation with Active Bone Conduction Devices: A Case Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effects of BCDs in Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Bonebridge BCI 602 active bone conductive implant in adults: efficacy and stability of audiological, surgical, and functional outcomes.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 · 2022Article
- Effect of Multimedia Health Education on Psychological Burden, Quality of Life Ability, and Self-Efficacy of Congenital Microtia.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of bone conduction hearing aids in children under 2 years old who have congenital microtia and atresia. MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective study involved 42 children under 2 years old with congenital microtia and atresia who were divided into 2 groups: 21 with unilateral defect and 21 with bilateral defect. All children were provided with bone conduction hearing aids on a softband. Air and bone auditory thresholds were assessed by auditory brainstem responses (ABRs). The LittlEARS questionnaire was used to evaluate auditory development at baseline and after 6 months of hearing aids use. Behavioral observation audiometry (BOA) was used to assess auditory thresholds and compare aided and unaided hearing. RESULTS After 6 months of hearing aid use, the total score of the LittlEARS questionnaire in children with unilateral defect was 24±5.60, while children with bilateral defect achieved a result of 26.29±6.17. Hearing thresholds in both groups with bone conduction hearing aids improved significantly and approached the normal level. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm that bone conduction hearing aids provide an effective method of auditory rehabilitation for children with conductive and mixed hearing loss caused by microtia and atresia. Using bone conduction hearing aids in such children is crucial for proper hearing, speech, and language development.
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