OSSEOINTEGRATED BONE-CONDUCTING HEARING PROTHESES

Course overview

CONVENTIONAL HEARING AID DEVICES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN USED AS THE MAIN AUDITORY REHABILITATION TOOL IN A PATIENT WITH HEARING LOSS. HOWEVER, MOST PATIENTS HAVE TROUBLE ADJUSTING TO A MEDICAL DEVICE IN OR BEHIND THE EAR. AN OSSEOINTEGRATED BONE PROSTHESIS IS A SURGICALLY IMPLANTED HEARING AID IN THE SKULL THAT ELIMINATES NONIDEAL FEATURES OF CONVENTIONAL HEARING AIDS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR AN OSSEOINTEGRATED BONE CONDUCTIVE PROSTHESIS IN A PATIENT WITH HEARING LOSS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH OSSEOINTEGRATED BONE PROSTHESES.