Open AccessBone Anchored Hearing Aids for the Treatment of Asymmetric Hearing Loss
Author(s) -
Luca Bruschini,
Rachele Canelli,
Andrea Morandi,
Christina Cambi,
Giacomo Fiacchini,
Stefano Berrettini,
Francesca Forlì
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2020.8879
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , audiology , hearing aid
Asymmetric hearing loss is generally defined as a moderate-to-profound hearing loss in the poorer ear and a mild-to-moderate hearing loss in the better ear. Application of a bone conduction hearing aid is one of the possible treatments for the poorer ear in asymmetric hearing loss. However, the device essentially stimulates the contralateral better ear, precluding true binaural hearing. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the application and utility of bone-anchored hearing aids in the treatment of asymmetric hearing loss.