Strategies of Active Middle Ear Implants for Hearing Rehabilitation in Congenital Aural Atresia

Verhaert, Nicolas; Fuchsmann, Carine; Tringali, S.; Lina-Granade, Geneviève; Truy, Éric

doi:10.1097/mao.0b013e318212023c

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“…Implantable hearing aids such as BAHA or VSB would be suitable for bilateral CAA cases (Verhaert et al, 2011). However, there were some controversies regarding the choice between BAHA surgery and EAC surgery in unilateral CAA (Pai et al, 2012;Kompis et al, 2011;Fukushima et al, 2011).…”

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Congenital aural atresia and stenosis: Surgery strategies and long-term results

Zhang

et al. 2014

International Journal of Audiology

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Meatoplasty with canalplasty and tympanoplasty in individuals with CAS can yield reliable and lasting positive hearing results with a low incidence of severe complications. The existence and preoperative condition of patients' TM and EAC skin helped improve hearing results and decrease the incidence of complications. However, the final hearing results and complications required stricter indications for CAA patients.

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Congenital aural atresia and stenosis: Surgery strategies and long-term results

Zhang

et al. 2014

International Journal of Audiology

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“…The indication for an AMEI varies from (pure) sensorineural hearing loss (1)(2)(3)(4) to mixed hearing loss (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10) and even pure conductive hearing loss (i.e., in case of a bony atresia of the external ear canal) (11,12). In the Netherlands, AMEIs are reimbursed for patients with sensorineural hearing loss, if they suffer from therapy resistant chronic external otitis that inhibits the use of a conventional hearing aid with any ear mould in the external ear canal.…”

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Active Middle Ear Implantation

Zwartenkot

Mulder

Snik

et al. 2016

Otology &Amp; Neurotology

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Medical and technical complications and device failures have mostly occurred in the initial period of active middle ear implants (AMEI) implementation and during clinical trials or experimental procedures. All four FIMOS had technical difficulties. An important decrease in the occurrence of both medical and technical complications was observed. Application in more recent years did not show any complications and the recent device failure rates are acceptable. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) incompatibility should be taken into account when indicating AMEI.

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“…Recently, BAHA has been popularized, and active middle ear implant has also been introduced for restoring hearing in unilateral CAA patients (7). In our institution, the management algorithm for CAA treatment is primarily based on the Jarhsdoerfer score.…”

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confidence: 99%