Active transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant: how I do it

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Active transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant: how I do it Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun 21. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06946-8. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Cochlear™ Osia® System leaves a retroauricular bump that can cause discomfort and poor aesthetic outcome. METHOD: To reduce the retroauricular bump, we introduced an implant well in the bone behind the ear for the transducer. We used cutting and diamond drills to create the implant well with an average depth of 4-5 mm. The surgical time including the implant well (40 min) was within the range of reported average surgical time (52 min). CONCLUSION: Introduction of an implant well resulted in a better aesthetic outcome and improved patients' comfort. The reduced distance between BI300 and ear canal might improve audiological outcome. PMID:34155570 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06946-8 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.