Bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA): indications, functional results, and comparison with reconstructive surgery of the ear

Summary Introduction: The bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) is a bone conduction hearing device that transmits sound directly into the inner ear. It is mainly used in patients with conductive hearing loss associated with aural atresia, but it is also used in those with mixed and sensorin...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Alessandra Kiesewetter, Liliane Satomi Ikari, Rubens Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-07-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
ear
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772012000300017