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Bone Conduction Hearing Aids

Nonsurgical and Surgical Options

Hearing aids with bone conduction is an excellent solution for people suffering from hearing impairment due to problems in their middle and outer ears or for those who have significant hearing loss in just one ear. Some devices do not require surgery, and implanted devices require minimal surgery. The type and severity of your hearing loss will greatly determine the type and type of hearing aid you require.

How Does a Bone Conduction Hearing Aid Work?

The devices can capture sound and send it via bone vibrations directly into the cochlea (the auditory organ located in the inside ear). Contrary to conventional hearing aids, which amplify the sound, bone conduction hearing aids bypass your middle and outer ear completely and provide an entirely new avenue to hear. Hearing aids made of bone conduction may treat one or both ears. They can be used in conjunction with traditional hearing aids in the other ear.

Who is Eligible for a Bone Conduction Hearing Aid?

Most often, people suffer from one of the following kinds of hearing loss:

• Hearing loss due to conductivity (when the middle or middle ear prevents the sound into the inner ear)

• One-sided, severe, sensorineural hearing loss (which is caused by damages within the inner ear or cochlea)

• Mixed hearing loss means that it's both conductive and sensorineural.

Treatment Options

The type and severity of your hearing impairment will dictate the type of bone conduction device you require. There are two kinds of bone conduction devices: surgical and nonsurgical.

Nonsurgical Devices

These can be worn as the headband or directed to the skin via adhesive. This method is ideal for children who aren't yet old enough to undergo the procedure (because their skulls haven't yet fully bonded) or for adults with hearing loss that isn't severe or cannot undergo surgery.

Surgical Devices

Implanted surgically has an internal component and another processor external to the device.

Internal components are located beneath the skin and inside the bone surrounding your ear. Your auditory specialist may recommend transcutaneous or percutaneous components based on your hearing needs and requirements.

In the case of percutaneous surgery, the titanium post is inserted through the skin and an external processor is attached to the posts.

If you opt for transcutaneous the internal component connects with the processor externally via magnets that move through the skin.

There is no age limitation for bone conduction. However, children must be 5 years of age (or 12-years old in the case of certain types of devices) to undergo the procedure.

What to Expect

Bone Conduction Hearing Aid evaluation to determine if you're an ideal candidate for bone conduction. You'll undergo an extensive examination to determine the type and level of deafness. If you're a candidate for bone conduction, you'll need to schedule the opportunity to see an audiologist to find out more about the devices and test them. Audiologists will test your ability to hear and comprehend speech using and without various hearing aids to determine which one will suit your needs the best.

Surgery

Implantation can be performed in Sarwarpro, sarwarpro Ambulatory Surgery Center, and sarwarpro Raleigh Hospital as an outpatient surgery performed using general anesthesia. The only internal component is inserted during the procedure. You will likely return home the next day.

Device Activation

After the surgery, there's an initial healing period before the bone conduction hearing aid(s) can be activated. After a successful postoperative check-up, you'll visit your audiologist to get the external component and activate the device.

Follow-Up

Your audiologist will visit you one month following activation of your device after activation and every other month for upgrades and adjustments on the internal processor.

Why Choose Sarwarpro

More Options for You

Sarwarpro team collaborates with a range of equipment from three bone conduction hearing aid makers: Cochlear Americas, MED-EL, and Oticon Medical. Sarwarpro was one of the first organizations in the United States to install the MED-EL BONE BRIDGE implant.

Comprehensive Testing

Your care provider team will conduct an extensive series of tests to determine not just if you qualify and which type and kind of that bone-conduction system are most suitable to your specific needs. This isn't the norm everywhere.

Expert Team Approach

The auditors and Otolaryngologists have years of expertise in bone conduction technology. We aim to help you improve your hearing so you can return to doing the things you enjoy most.