title: Implantable hearing devices.
abstract: Implantable hearing devices are becoming more common practice in assisting hearing impaired patients who do not benefit enough from conventional amplification devices such as hearing aids. This article illustrates the benefits obtained by patients who are recipients of the BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) or cochlear implants. Patients receive significant hearing benefit from implantable hearing devices and practitioners should be aware of the criteria for referral and the significant benefits that these devices can bring to their patients.
authors.affiliation: Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, USA. sjones50@slu.edu
authors.forename: Stanton
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estill
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mikulec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001844:Bone Conduction / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012656:Self-Help Devices