title: Audiologic and subjective evaluation of Baha®Attract device.
abstract: We included 9 patients implanted with Baha®Attract. All our patients were evaluated by free field tonal audiometry, free field verbal audiometry and free field verbal audiometry with background noise, all the tests were performed with and without the device. To evaluate the subjective component of the implantation, we used the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) and Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB). The auditive assessment with the device showed average auditive thresholds of 35.8dB with improvements of 25.8dB over the previous situation. Speech reception thresholds were 37dB with Baha®Attract, showing improvements of 23dB. Maximum discrimination thresholds showed an average gain of 60dB with the device. Baha®Attract achieves auditive improvements in patients for whom it is correctly indicated, with a consequent positive subjective evaluation. This study shows the attenuation effect in transcutaneous transmission, that prevents the device achieving greater improvements.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: tperezcarbonell@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tomàs
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pérez-Carbonell
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pla-Gil
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redondo-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morant-Ventura
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: García-Callejo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco-Algarra
mesh_terms: D001299:Audiometry; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D001844:Bone Conduction; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Audiometry; Audiometría; Ayudas auditivas; Bone conduction; Conductive hearing loss; Hearing aids; Hipoacusia de transmisión; Osseointegration; Osteointegración; Transmisión ósea