Amplification by bone conduction in congenital malformations: patient benefits and satisfaction

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Mondelli, Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia¹  Fernandes, João Cândido²  Paccola, Elaine Cristina Moreto³ 

[1] USP;Universidade Estadual paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho;Universidade de São Paulo

关键词: bone conduction;    congenital abnormalities;    hearing aids;    patient satisfaction;    questionnaires.;   

DOI  :  10.5935/1808-8694.20130063

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Hearing loss is one of the most common clinical findings in subjects with malformations of the ear. Treatment consists of surgery and/or adapt a hearing aid amplification by bone (HA VO). Early intervention is critical to auditory stimulation and development of speech and language. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the audiological profile of subjects with congenital malformation of the external ear and/or middle and evaluate the benefit and satisfaction of using HA VO. METHOD: A descriptive study, subjects with bilateral congenital malformations of the external ear and/or middle, conductive or mixed hearing loss, moderate or severe and HA VO users. Evaluation of the benefit test using sentence recognition in noise and measures of functional gain and satisfaction assessment questionnaire using international IQ - HA. RESULTS: 13 subjects were evaluated, 61% were male and 80% with moderate conductive hearing loss or severe. There was better performance in the evaluation proposal, provided with HA when compared to the condition without HA. CONCLUSION: HA VO showed advantages for the population studied and should be considered as an option for intervention. Satisfaction was confirmed by elevated scores obtained in IQ - HA.

【 授权许可】

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