title: The Baha Softband. A new treatment for young children with bilateral congenital aural atresia.
abstract: The Baha (bone-anchored hearing aid) Softband appears to be an effective mean of hearing rehabilitation for children with a congenital bilateral aural atresia who are too young for the amplification of a Baha on an implant. The aided hearing threshold with a Baha Softband is almost equal to that achieved with a conventional bone conductor. The speech development of the children studied with a Baha Softband is on a par with peers with good hearing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Philips van Leydenlaan 15, 6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: C V M
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Verhagen
authors.forename: M K S
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hol
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Coppens-Schellekens
authors.forename: A F M
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Snik
authors.forename: C W R J
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cremers
mesh_terms: D001299:Audiometry; D001844:Bone Conduction; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000002:abnormalities; D004867:Equipment Design; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies