Assisted retention of a hearing device in an implant-retained auricular prosthesis.
The use of bone-anchored hearing aids is not possible for all patients who wear an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. For some patients, the external ear canal cannot be occluded with a conventional hearing device. Currently manufactured hearing aids may not readily fit the contours of an implant-retained auricular prosthesis. This article describes a technique that allows a modular hearing aid device to be inserted into a custom "sleeve." With this device, the patient can take advantage of binaural cues.
Taft
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Maxillofacial Prosthetics, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA. taftrm@nnd10.med.navy.mil
von Gonten
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004431:Ear, External; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D011140:Polyurethanes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones; D013784:Textiles
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C020964:MDX 4-4210; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon