title: Implantable hearing devices: the Ototronix MAXUM system.
abstract: For many hearing-impaired individuals, the benefits of conventional amplification may be limited by acoustic feedback, occlusion effect, and/or ear discomfort. The MAXUM system and other implantable hearing devices have been developed as an option for patients who derive inadequate assistance from traditional HAs, but who are not yet candidates for cochlear implants. The MAXUM system is based on the SOUNDTEC Direct System technology, which has been shown to provide improved functional gain as well as reduced feedback and occlusion effect compared to hearing aids. This and other implantable hearing devices may have increasing importance as future aural rehabilitation options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 310 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: spelosi@nyee.edu.
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East-South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East-South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Glasscock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Conventional hearing aid; Electromagnetic ear implant; Functional gain; Implantable hearing device; Ototronix MAXUM; Residual hearing; SOUNDTEC; Word discrimination