Analysis of Factors Predicting the Success of the Bone Conduction Device Headband Trial in Patients With Single-Sided Deafness

Abstract

Several individual factors influence the decision of patients with SSD to opt for a BCD. Hearing loss in the contralateral ear at high frequencies seems to be a relevant factor to predict the success of the BCD headband trial. It is advisable to offer all patients with SSD the option to participate in the BCD headband trial for at least 1 week and create a realistic expectation for patients based on their unaided subjective hearing handicaps.

Clinical Performance of a New Magnetic Bone Conduction Hearing Implant System

“…A possible improvement in hearing performance may be explained by adaptation as patients get used to the sound; it may also be an effect of fine-tuning of the SP by the audiologist. The fact that overall comparable outcomes were obtained with the SP on a softband as with the test device suggests that preoperative softband tests are a good predictor of the patient's postoperative hearing performance; the importance of preoperative testing to achieve successful clinical outcomes has been reported by several authors (5,28,29).…”

Long-term Subjective Benefit With a Bone Conduction Implant Sound Processor in 44 Patients With Single-Sided Deafness

“…The need for and the importance of an extended preoperative trial with the BCI sound processor on a headband has been pointed out by many researchers (18,19,30). In our group, all patients had a take-home trial for at least 2 weeks before they decided to undergo BCI surgery.…”

“…The mean TQ score was 31 (SD, 19), with eight patients having a Grade I tinnitus, seven patients Grade II, one patient Grade III, and two patients Grade IV. Of these last patients, one stopped using the sound processor after implantation of a brain stimulator to reduce tinnitus.…”

Bone-anchored hearing implants in single-sided deafness patients: Long-term use and satisfaction by gender

“…Satisfaction with a hearing solution can vary over time and might be gender‐related . To create realistic expectations, a 1‐ to 2‐week trial of a headband version of the device is recommended before the intervention . In patients with SSD who have had BAHI surgery, there is a tendency for satisfaction and benefit to decrease over time .…”