Baha Attract: Our Experience

This study was carried out in our tertiary care hospital over the last 1  year. Our study included the first 4 patients, all of which were males; with a mean age of 13.25 years in whom the new Baha Attract System was used. The mean air–bone gap was 48 dB. Bone smoothening around the implant was needed in 2 patients. We did the switch-on after 6–12 weeks for all t he patients where the programmed processor was applied with the help of a magnet at the implanted site. Our study results suggest that the Baha Attract System is promising for the patients with microtia–anotia having conductive or mixed hearing loss. These patients cannot be offered conventional a ir conduction hearing aids. Their hearing outcomes were comparable to percutaneous Baha systems.
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research