TY - JOUR
T1 - Consensus statements on the BAHA system
T2 - Where do we stand at present?
AU - Snik, Ad F M
AU - Mylanus, Emmanuel A M
AU - Proops, David W.
AU - Wolfaardt, John F.
AU - Hodgetts, William E.
AU - Somers, Thomas
AU - Niparko, John K.
AU - Wazen, Jack J.
AU - Sterkers, Olivier
AU - Cremers, Cor W R J
AU - Tjellström, Anders
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - After more than 25 years of clinical experience, the BAHA (bone-anchored hearing aid) system is a well-established treatment for hearing-impaired patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss. Owing to its success, the use of the BAHA system has spread and the indications for application have gradually become broader. New indications, as well as clinical applications, were discussed during scientific roundtable meetings in 2004 by experts in the field, and the outcomes of these discussions are presented in the form of statements. The issues that were discussed concerned BAHA surgery, the fitting range of the BAHA system, the BAHA system compared to conventional devices, bilateral application, the BAHA system in children, the BAHA system in patients with single-sided deafness, and, finally, the BAHA system in patients with unilateral conductive hearing loss.
AB - After more than 25 years of clinical experience, the BAHA (bone-anchored hearing aid) system is a well-established treatment for hearing-impaired patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss. Owing to its success, the use of the BAHA system has spread and the indications for application have gradually become broader. New indications, as well as clinical applications, were discussed during scientific roundtable meetings in 2004 by experts in the field, and the outcomes of these discussions are presented in the form of statements. The issues that were discussed concerned BAHA surgery, the fitting range of the BAHA system, the BAHA system compared to conventional devices, bilateral application, the BAHA system in children, the BAHA system in patients with single-sided deafness, and, finally, the BAHA system in patients with unilateral conductive hearing loss.
KW - BAHA system
KW - Bone-anchored hearing aid system
KW - Hearing loss
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:29744468126
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 114
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
IS - 12 II SUPPL. 1
ER -