CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Laryngorhinootologie 2020; 99(S 02): S289
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1711191
Abstracts
Otology

Vibrant Soundbridge in children - an audiological evaluation

Anke Travniczek
1   Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universität, HNO/Pädaudiologie-Phoniatrie, Frankfurt/M.
,
Timo Stöver
2   Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universität, HNO, Frankfurt/M.
,
Sabine Kramer
1   Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universität, HNO/Pädaudiologie-Phoniatrie, Frankfurt/M.
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Introduction Most middle ear implants are not approved for children because the surrounding bone of the middle ear is still growing. An exception is the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB). Due to the one-point fixation of the Floating Mass Transducer (FMT) on a middle ear structure, the system is also suitable for the care of children.

The aim of this study is to investigate the potential benefits of providing active, partially implantable middle ear implant VSB in children with conductive hearing loss.

Methods The at least 12 months postoperatively carried out speech audiograms of nine children, who were treated between 2011 and 2014 with a VSB at our clinic, were evaluated retrospectively with regard to unaided and supplied verbal comprehension at 65 dB SPL without and with background noise (60 dB) and wearing acceptance. At the time of implantation, the children were between 0.8 and 5.9 and on average 2.4 years old.

Results In the group average, word understanding at 65 dB SPL without background noise was unsupported at 58.9% with a standard deviation of 12.7% and supplied 87.2% with a standard deviation of 11.5%. The word understanding at 65 dB SPL with noise (60 dB) in the group average was unsupplied at 45.6% (standard deviation 20.7%) and supplied at 72.8% (standard deviation 13.5%). The parents of all nine children described the carrying acceptance as very good.

Conclusion The results show that the active, partially implantable middle ear implant VSB can be successfully used as an effective method of hearing rehabilitation for children with conductive hearing loss.

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Publication History

Article published online:
10 June 2020

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