title: Initial experience with the Sophono Alpha 1 osseointegrated implant.
abstract: In the last several years, bone anchored hearing aids have proven to be useful in treating conductive and mixed unilateral or bilateral hearing loss, as well as for sensorineural unilateral hearing loss. The Sophono Alpha 1 model has the advantage of not requiring an abutment, with it being coupled by magnetism instead. We report the cases of 3 infants with congenital malformations of external and middle ear. Audiometry showed conductive hearing loss. All 3 patients were implanted with Alpha 1 model (Sophono). Patients evolved satisfactorily. After 30 days we applied the processor and the control audiometry showed a marked improvement of hearing thresholds, although without a complete closure of the gap. With minimal care, the skin over the implant remained in excellent condition, with a very satisfactory cosmetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: zingaro85@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escorihuela-García
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Llópez-Carratalá
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Ignacia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pitarch-Ribas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Latorre-Monteagudo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco-Algarra
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001844:Bone Conduction; D002648:Child; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000151:congenital / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D059346:Magnets; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
keywords: Bone anchored hearing aid; Conductive hearing loss; Hipoacusia de conducción; Implante auditivo osteointegrado; Microtia-atresia; Microtia/atresia