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Application of an implantable bone conduction hearing device to patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss
Author(s) -
Weber Bruce A.,
Roush Jackson,
Mcelveen John T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199205000-00013
Subject(s) - bone conduction , audiology , medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , hearing loss , hearing aid , temporal bone , surgery
This investigation, comprised of five studies, was undertaken to determine if individuals with newly acquired profound unilateral hearing losses would benefit from an implantable bone‐conduction hearing device. The bone conductor was implanted on the side of the deaf ear at the time of translabyrinthine acoustic tumor resection. Two areas greatly affected by unilateral hearing loss, speech recognition in noise and sound localization, were examined. No improvement in aided performance could be documented in either area.