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KMID : 0361020150580070514
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2015 Volume.58 No. 7 p.514 ~ p.519
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Hearing Rehabilitation with Sophono® in Patients with Unilateral Hearing Loss after Meningioma Removal
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Rha Min-Seok
Jeong Se-Won
Seo Young-Wook
Moon In-Seok
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Abstract
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Various bone conduction hearing aids have been widely used to improve hearing fuction for the last 30 years. Sophono®, a newly introduced device without percutaneous abutment, improved disadvantages of previously used bone conduction hearing aids. Recently, we experienced a case of Sophono® implantation in a patient presenting with mixed hearing loss followed by tumor surgery. The patient gained air conduction threshold of 60 dB HL compared to preoperative pure tone audiogram and a speech discrimination test in noisy environment showed improved results. Furthermore, the patient has had no cutaneous complications since implantation. The results of this case demonstrate the feasibility of implanting Sophono® in patients similar to this case. Considering its advantages of MRI compatibility and non-invasive surgery, as well as esthetical benefit, Sophono® implantation could be a preferable option for hearing rehabilitation.
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KEYWORD
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Bone conduction hearing aids, Hearing rehabilitation, Sophono
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