title: Quality-of-life outcomes after bone-anchored hearing device surgery in children with single-sided sensorineural deafness.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience in a series of children with single-sided sensorineural deafness where a bone-anchored hearing device (BAHD) was used for auditory rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight children (4 boys and 4 girls) who had BAHD surgery for single-sided sensorineural deafness between 2007 and 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bone-anchored hearing device was used for auditory rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory (GCBI), Single-sided Deafness (SSD) Questionnaire and change in health benefit scores (visual analogue scale).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All but one of the children showed a positive GCBI score; the child that reported a negative score was because of low self confidence and self-esteem issues secondary to bullying at school. The results of the SSD questionnaire were generally positive with a mean satisfaction score of the BAHD as 9/10. All the children had an improvement in heath benefit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings add further evidence to support patient perceived benefit of a BAHD in single sided sensorineural deafness in the paediatric population.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK. jayeshdoshi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jayesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.forename: Rupan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banga
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Child
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Proops
authors.forename: Ann-Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery*; D046088:Hearing Loss, Unilateral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D053441:Suture Anchors; D016896:Treatment Outcome