title: The history and development of the implantable hearing aid.
abstract: Implantable hearing aids have an interesting and colorful history. These devices have usually been investigational, but this has changed. Currently, several implantable devices are available for ongoing clinical trials in humans. They have promise in providing improved hearing in certain cases of conductive, mixed, and sensorineural hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goode
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Maniglia
mesh_terms: D001844:Bone Conduction; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000266:history; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000266:history