title: Bonebridge Implantation for Conductive Hearing Loss in a Patient with Oval Window Atresia.
abstract: The occurrence of oval window atresia is a rare anomaly with conductive hearing loss. Traditional atresia surgeries involve challenging surgical techniques with risks of irreversible inner ear damage. Recent reports on Bonebridge (Medel, Innsbruck, Austria), a novel implantable bone conduction hearing aid system, assert that the device is safe and effective for conductive hearing loss. We present a case of Bonebridge implantation in an eight-year-old girl with bilateral oval window atresia.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Inha University, Graduate School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea. minbumkim78@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Minbum
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone / Q000379:methods; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001317:Austria; D001844:Bone Conduction; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010046:Oval Window, Ear / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome