Ricerc@Sapienza

Background: The bone conductive implants (BCI) are nowadays a reliable alternative for rehabilitation of specific forms of hearing loss, i.e. conductive, mixed or single sided deafness (SSD). Aims/Objective: To analyse the various factors in play when considering an auditory rehabilitation with a bone-conductive device (BCI). Materials and Methods: The clinical charts of subjects who underwent BCI application at the same Implanting Center from 2005 to 2018 were retrieved analysing also the reason for eventual explantation and the alternative option (transition) for hearing rehabilitation.

Background: Bone conductive implants (BCI) represent one possible solution for rehabilitation of single sided deafness (SSD), being able to restore a pseudo-stereophonic hearing when the hearing threshold of the contralateral ear is normal.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to verify the efficacy of bone conduction implantation in subjects with unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss and contralateral mild-to-moderate hearing loss, i.e. asymmetric hearing loss (AHL), and to compare it with known indications for SSD.