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Assisted retention of a hearing device in an implant-retained auricular prosthesis

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 86; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1067/mpr.2001.118872

1097-6841

Robert M. Taft, Ann Sue von Gonten, Steven T. Wheeler,

Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

The use of bone-anchored hearing aids is not possible for all patients who wear an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. For some patients, the external ear canal cannot be occluded with a conventional hearing device. Currently manufactured hearing aids may not readily fit the contours of an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. This article describes a technique that allows a modular hearing aid device to be inserted into a custom "sleeve." With this device, the patient can take advantage of binaural cues.