Nowadays, several options are available to treat patients with conductive or mixed hearing
loss. Whenever surgical intervention is not possible or contra-indicated, and amplification by …

Methods The literature on the design of auditory prostheses using the FEM has been
extensively studied using the PubMed and Web of Science databases, including different …

Implantable hearing aids are gaining importance not only for the treatment of sensorineural
hearing loss but also for mixed hearing loss. The various hearing aid systems, combined …

The cochlea is normally driven with “forward” stimulation, in which sound is introduced to the
ear canal. Alternatively, the cochlea can be stimulated at the round window (RW) using an …

The objective of this study was to present 5 years of surgical experience, and the extended
results of hearing preservation (based on 3-year follow-up), with the Med-El Vibrant …

Several decades ago the field of ophthalmology began to provide patients with options other
than eyeglasses. Now the treatment of hearing loss is beginning to enter such an era, as …

For almost a decade, we have measured intracochlear sound pressures evoked by air
conducted (AC) sound presented to the ear canal in many fresh human cadaveric …

Objective To evaluate retrospectively the long-term safety and efficacy of the first 50 patients,
all suffering from severe ossicular chain defects and with moderate to severe mixed hearing …

Objectives Test feasibility of a means to distinguish artifact from relevant signal in an
experimental method for pre-clinical assessment of bone conduction (BC) stimulation …

Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the results of Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) in
conductive or mixed hearing loss. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five adult patients (29 …