Middle ear implants for the treatment of hearing loss
Health Technology & Policy Unit
Record ID 32013000159
English
Authors' recommendations:
Although the technology has been in use for over 10 years, good quality evidence on MEI is still lacking. In patients medically able to wear conventional hearing aids, the evidence indicates that MEI offers a similar improvement in functional gain to that achieved with conventional hearing aids, but may offer greater improvement with respect to perception of speech in noise and sound quality. In the small group of patients who are medically unable to use conventional hearing aids, MEI appears to offer a viable treatment option.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
URL for published report:
http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/AHTDP-MEI-UofA-STE.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Prosthesis Implantation
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
- Hearing Aids
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Technology and Policy Unit
Copyright:
Health Technology&Policy Unit (HTPU)
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