Hearing Rehabilitation with Active Middle Ear Implants

Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2018:81:43-56. doi: 10.1159/000485529. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

Abstract

Hearing implant technology is evolving at a rapid rate and more than ever patients with hearing loss are benefiting from these emerging hearing devices. Active middle ear implants are alternatives to hearing aids and bone conducting devices, offering patients an expanded range in improving their hearing. This chapter looks at the devices currently available, their indications and the literature regarding their outcomes.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cochlear Implants*
  • Ear, Middle*
  • Equipment Design
  • Hearing Aids*
  • Hearing Loss / etiology
  • Hearing Loss / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Ossicular Prosthesis*