Bone-anchored hearing aids
Bergeron F
Record ID 32006000730
French
Authors' objectives:
This report reviews the current evidence on bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA).
Authors' recommendations:
Available information shows, in a limited way, the effectiveness of bone-anchored hearing aids. For the usual applications for users of bone-conduction hearing aids and for wearers of conventional hearing aids who present with chronic middle-ear infections, they have gone beyond the experimental stage and may be classified as innovative. This development status nevertheless restricts the implantation of these hearing aids to centres with a specialized technical platform, that is, those with the appropriate resources, knowledge and expertise, especially given the small number of patients who would benefit from this type of device. An expert group recommends that the BAHA implantations be performed by a team that would include at least one otorhinolaryngologist and one audiologist, and, for children, one pediatric anesthesiologist and one speech-language pathologist. The same group recommends that these referral centres treat at least fifteen new cases per year. Eligible patients include children aged five and over. The innovative status also means that data must be collected to better identify methods of use and indications. In the same vein, it would also be advisable to conduct cost-utility studies to better assess the quality-of-life effects.
The other applications for the bone-anchored hearing aid (bilateral implantation, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus) are still considered to belong to the experimental field, which implies that they are to be restricted to research studies. In fact, additional controlled trials are needed to confirm the efficacy of these solutions.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.aetmis.gouv.qc.ca/
Year Published:
2006
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Hearing Aids
- Deafness
- Hearing Loss
- Prosthesis Implantation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé
Contact Address:
2021, avenue Union, Bureau 10.083,Montreal, Quebec H3A S29, Canada.Tel: +1 514 873 2563; Fax: +1 514 873 1369
Contact Name:
demande@inesss.qc.ca
Contact Email:
demande@inesss.qc.ca
Copyright:
Agence d'Evaluation des Technologies et des Modes d'Intervention en Sante (AETMIS)
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