Audiological and clinical outcomes of a transcutaneous bone conduction hearing implant: Six-month results from a multicentre study.
Christine A den BestenPeter MonksfieldArjan J BosmanPiotr H SkarzynskiKevin GreenChristina RungeStina WigrenJohan I BlechertMark C FlynnEmmanuel A M MylanusMyrthe K S HolPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2018)
The Baha Attract System provided a significant improvement in hearing performance and subjective benefit compared to the pre-operative unaided condition (with the non-test ear blocked). Hearing performance of the Baha Attract was similar to a test situation with the same sound processor on a softband. A proportion of the patients reported numbness and pain/discomfort at the implant site during follow-up, especially during the first post-operative weeks. Based on the results of the current multicentre study, the Baha Attract can be considered as a treatment option for patients with the aforementioned hearing losses. Especially in the SSD patients, a careful selection procedure is warranted. Therefore, a pre-operative trial should be part of the decision-making process before fitting a patient with the Baha Attract System.