A new transcutaneous bone anchored hearing device - the Baha® Attract System: the first experience in Turkey

İşeri, Mete; Orhan, Kadir Serkan; Kara, Ahmet; Durgut, Merve; Öztürk, Murat; Topdağ, Murat; Calışkan, Sebla

doi:10.5606/kbbihtisas.2014.45143

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“…Devices which use bone conduction have been implanted with success for many years and percutaneous BAHA implants are accepted as the gold standard [2]. Their efficacy is well proved but unfortunately they have some important disadvantages effected by percutaneous abutment.…”

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“…However, such magnetic systems can cause different problems like limited transmission of vibrations through the skin, especially at high frequencies, and problems with good retention. Proper construction of systems which allow limitation of pressure on soft tissue, and development of modern processor technology which makes it possible to compensate for skin attenuation by increasing the amplification in affected frequencies seems to be crucial to prevent these problems [2, 10]. …”

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“…The first implantation was reported by Tjellström and Granström in 1977 [1] and since then more than 100,000 patients have been implanted worldwide [2]. The traditional system is composed of a titanium implant connected with percutaneous abutment and a sound processor which is attached to the abutment.…”

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Surgical, functional and audiological evaluation of new Baha® Attract system implantations

Gawęcki

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Balcerowiak

et al. 2016

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Bone-anchored hearing aids are well-established solutions for treatment of hearing-impaired patients. However, classical systems with percutaneous abutments have disadvantages concerning aesthetics, hygiene and adverse soft tissue reactions. The study aimed to evaluate surgical, functional and audiological results of a new Baha® Attract system, in which the sound processor is attached by magnetic force. Twenty patients implanted with a Baha® Attract system were divided into two groups: A—bilateral mixed and conductive hearing loss, B—single-sided deafness, and evaluated during a 6-month follow-up. Parameters analysed comprised: (1) surgery and wound healing, (2) postoperative functional results (GBI, APHAB and BAHU questionnaires), (3) audiological results (free field speech in noise audiometry in two situations: with signal from implant side and from contralateral side). Obtained results revealed: mean time of surgery—44 min, soft tissue reduction—30 %, bone polishing—20 %, haematoma—10 %. Functional results showed: GBI total score—29.6 points, APHAB global score mean gain—23.5 %, BAHU ‘good or very good’ score for: aesthetic—85 %, hygiene—100 %, ease of placing the processor—100 %, stability of attraction—75 %. Audiological results—mean gain for the two analysed situations: 32.9 % (group A—36.5 %, group B—27.5 %). To conclude, the data obtained prove the safety and effectiveness of the Baha® Attract system in patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss as well as in patients with single-sided deafness. Cosmetic aspects are highly acceptable and the idea of Attract itself is important for patients with limited manual dexterity.

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Surgical, functional and audiological evaluation of new Baha® Attract system implantations

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et al. 2016

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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“…A pad of soft material lines the external magnet and distributes the pressure across the skin surface. Research has shown that the combination of advanced sound processing, stable single-point fixation in the bone, and even contact pressure results in efficient sound transmission (16,17) and minimal skin complications (17).…”

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Clinical Performance of a New Magnetic Bone Conduction Hearing Implant System

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Otology &Amp; Neurotology

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“…Audiológiai eredményeink kiemelkedően jó rehabilitációs hatékony-ságról adtak tanúbizonyságot. Az általunk elért 51,58 ± 11,22 SD dBHL hallásteljesítmény, valamint 43,3 ± 16,02 SD dB beszédhallásküszöb átlagos javulása megegyezik a nemzetközi irodalomban fellelhető adatokkal [17,18]. A csonthoz horgonyzott hallásjavító implantátum-rendszerek gyermekkori alkalmazásának feltétele a betöl-tött minimum ötéves életkor és/vagy a 3 millimétert meghaladó koponyacsont-vastagság.…”

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Fiatalkori hallásrehabilitáció Baha® Attract implantátumrendszerrel

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Bevezetés: A Baha ® Attract egy új, implantálható transcutan csontvezetéses hallásjavító rendszer, amely fiatalkorban is előnyösebb lehet a klasszikus percutan eszközökkel szemben. Célkitűzés: Az eszköz alkalmazási lehetőségeinek bemutatása a fiatalkori hallásrehabilitációs műtéteknél. Módszer: Klinikánkon ez idáig nyolc esetben végeztünk fiatalkorban implantációt (átlag 13,2 ± 3,2 év) az általunk módosított "posterosuperior" feltárásos technikával, 5 mm-es implantátummal. Az életkori sajátságok indokolták, hogy kiegészítő tanulmányként 72 fő, 1-8 éves gyermek koponya-CTfelvételét elemezve megmérjük a koponyacsont vastagságát az implantátum beültetésének ideális lokalizációjában. Eredmények: Az implantációk átlag 30 perces műtéti idővel történtek. Intra-és posztoperatív szövődményt nem észleltünk. A beszédprocesszorokat a negyedik héten illesztettük. Audiológiai eredményekben 51,58 ± 11,22 SD dBHL hallásteljesítmény, valamint 43,3 ± 16,02 SD dB beszédhallásküszöb-javulást értünk el. A koponyacsont-vastagság átlagosan 3,39 ± 1,05 SDmm-nek adódott. Következtetés: A Baha ® Attract új lehetőség a fiatalkori hallásreha-bilitációban. Az implantációt megelőzően javasolt a koponyáról CT-vizsgálatot végezni, amellyel megállapítható a csont vastagsága és megtervezhető az implantátum beültetésének optimális helye. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(8), 304-310. Kulcsszavak: Baha® Attract, csontvezetés, transcutan, gyermekkori alkalmazás Pediatric hearing rehabilitation with the Baha ® Attract implant systemIntroduction: Baha ® Attract is a new transcutaneous bone-conduction hearing aid, which is more preferable in childhood than the conventional percutaneous systems. Aim: Our aim was to demonstrate the possibilities of application in childhood. Method: Eight children have undergone surgeries (mean age of 13,2±3,2 years; "posterosuperior" incision technique, 5 mm implants). The thickness of the skull bone was determined in 72 children (1-8 years old) at the recommended implant site, based on CT scans. Results: The average duration of surgeries was 30 minutes. There were no intra-and postoperative complications observed. Sound processors were fitted at the postoperative 4 th week. Hearing measurements proved 51.58±11.22SD dBHL gain in warble tone thresholds, and 43,3±16,02SD dB in speech discrimination thresholds. The skull bone thickness was measured as 3,39±1,05SD mm. Conclusion: The Baha Attract system is a new tool for hearing rehabilitation in pediatric population. Preoperative CT provides valuable knowledge about skull bone thickness.

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A new transcutaneous bone anchored hearing device - the Baha® Attract System: the first experience in Turkey

Abstract: Our study results suggest that the new bone conduction implant is promising for the patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss who are unable to wear conventional air conduction hearing aid and comparable to percutaneous systems.

Cited by 46 publications

References 9 publications

Surgical, functional and audiological evaluation of new Baha® Attract system implantations

Surgical, functional and audiological evaluation of new Baha® Attract system implantations

Clinical Performance of a New Magnetic Bone Conduction Hearing Implant System

Fiatalkori hallásrehabilitáció Baha® Attract implantátumrendszerrel

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