title: Bone-anchored hearing implants in single-sided deafness patients: Long-term use and satisfaction by gender.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the long-term satisfaction and possible effects of gender in patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) who underwent bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case-control study.
  
  
  METHODS
  All (n = 145) consecutive SSD patients fitted with a BAHI between January 2001 and October 2011 were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB), the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI), and the SSD questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three of the 135 responding patients (17%) reported discontinuation of the device over an average follow-up time of 61.7 months. No significant differences were found in the degree of disability or coping between men and women, according to the APHAB and CPHI scores. Improvement in quality of life and appreciation of the BAHI were not affected by gender, age, directional hearing ability, and handling of the device. The appearance of the device positively affected their appreciation. At the mean follow-up time of 117 months, 69.2% was using their BAHI. In the domains background noise, reverberant surroundings, and aversion to sounds, the mean APHAB scores were significantly changed at 3 months, 1 year, and 10 years after implantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study examined the results of BAHI use in SSD patients over a relatively long follow-up period, with an average of 5 years. The majority of users (83%) were satisfied with the device. No significant gender differences were in terms of reported appreciation, hearing disability, or coping with a BAHI.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hubert T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rik C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Nelissen
authors.affiliation: VU University Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Section Audiology, EMGO+ Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sophia E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cor W R J
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cremers
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ad F M
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Snik
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Myrthe K S
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing; D006310:Hearing Aids; D046088:Hearing Loss, Unilateral / Q000601:surgery*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D053441:Suture Anchors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: APHAB; BAHI; Bone anchored hearing implant; CPHI; SSD; gender; hearing loss; long-term results; satisfaction; single-sided deafness