TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral vibrant soundbridge implantation
T2 - Audiologic and subjective benefits in quiet and noisy environments
AU - Garin, Pierre
AU - Schmerber, Sébastien
AU - Magnan, Jacques
AU - Truy, Eric
AU - Uziel, Alain
AU - Triglia, Jean Michel
AU - Bebear, Jean Pierre
AU - Labassi, Samia
AU - Lavieille, Jean Pierre
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Conclusions. The results support bilateral sequential implantation for patients who are not completely satisfied after implantation of one side. Objective. To evaluate the benefit of bilateral Vibrant Soundbridge middle ear implantation as compared with unilateral implantation in quiet and noisy environments. Methods. This was a multicentric and retrospective study of 15 patients with symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss who were implanted sequentially in both ears. The performance of each subject was compared under three conditions: with the right implant activated, with the left implant activated, and with both implants activated. Audiometric tests were compared with self-assessment subjective evaluation by questionnaire. Results. Both qualitative and quantitative assessments demonstrated improvement in speech intelligibility, especially in background noise, but also for low voice intensity in quiet.
AB - Conclusions. The results support bilateral sequential implantation for patients who are not completely satisfied after implantation of one side. Objective. To evaluate the benefit of bilateral Vibrant Soundbridge middle ear implantation as compared with unilateral implantation in quiet and noisy environments. Methods. This was a multicentric and retrospective study of 15 patients with symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss who were implanted sequentially in both ears. The performance of each subject was compared under three conditions: with the right implant activated, with the left implant activated, and with both implants activated. Audiometric tests were compared with self-assessment subjective evaluation by questionnaire. Results. Both qualitative and quantitative assessments demonstrated improvement in speech intelligibility, especially in background noise, but also for low voice intensity in quiet.
KW - Background noise
KW - Bilateral
KW - Deafness
KW - Middle ear implant
KW - Speech intelligibility
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U2 - 10.3109/00016481003699666
DO - 10.3109/00016481003699666
M3 - Article
C2 - 20819026
AN - SCOPUS:78649300705
SN - 0001-6489
VL - 130
SP - 1370
EP - 1378
JO - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
JF - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
IS - 12
ER -