Is the use of a bone conduction hearing device on a softband a useful tool in the pre-operative assessment of suitability for other hearing implants?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is the use of a bone conduction hearing device on a softband a useful tool in the pre-operative assessment of suitability for other hearing implants?

AU - Spielmann, P. M.

AU - Roplekar, R.

AU - Rae, C.

AU - Ahmed, F.

AU - Jones, S. E. M.

N1 - No funding info.

PY - 2018/6

Y1 - 2018/6

N2 - Objective: To assess whether pre-operative assessment with a bone conduction hearing device on a softband is an accurate predictor of performance with one of two transcutaneous hearing implants.Study designCohort study comparing pre-and post-operative speech audiometry using correlation analysis.Methods: Pre-operative pure tone audiometry and aided half optimum speech recognition thresholds were compared with post-operative aided results for each ear that had undergone implantation. Data were collected prospectively.Results: Full data were available in 24 ears. In 19 out of 24 ears (79 per cent), the difference between pre- and post-operative speech scores was less than 10 dB, demonstrating a good clinical correlation. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated at 0.66 (95 per cent confidence interval = 0.357-0.842), indicating a strong statistical correlation.Conclusion: Pre-operative softband testing shows good clinical correlation and strong statistical correlation with hearing implant performance. The findings suggest there is value in using the test to predict performance and guide patients' expectations.

AB - Objective: To assess whether pre-operative assessment with a bone conduction hearing device on a softband is an accurate predictor of performance with one of two transcutaneous hearing implants.Study designCohort study comparing pre-and post-operative speech audiometry using correlation analysis.Methods: Pre-operative pure tone audiometry and aided half optimum speech recognition thresholds were compared with post-operative aided results for each ear that had undergone implantation. Data were collected prospectively.Results: Full data were available in 24 ears. In 19 out of 24 ears (79 per cent), the difference between pre- and post-operative speech scores was less than 10 dB, demonstrating a good clinical correlation. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated at 0.66 (95 per cent confidence interval = 0.357-0.842), indicating a strong statistical correlation.Conclusion: Pre-operative softband testing shows good clinical correlation and strong statistical correlation with hearing implant performance. The findings suggest there is value in using the test to predict performance and guide patients' expectations.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Audiometry, Pure-Tone

KW - Audiometry, Speech

KW - Bone Conduction

KW - Cohort Studies

KW - Female

KW - Hearing Aids

KW - Hearing Loss, Conductive/surgery

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Preoperative Care/methods

KW - Prognosis

KW - Prostheses and Implants

KW - Prosthesis Implantation

KW - Speech Reception Threshold Test

KW - Treatment Outcome

KW - Young Adult

KW - Implant

KW - Bone Conduction Hearing

KW - Middle Ear

KW - Hearing Loss

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85050290813

U2 - 10.1017/S0022215118000816

DO - 10.1017/S0022215118000816

M3 - Article

C2 - 30019669

SN - 0022-2151

VL - 132

SP - 505

EP - 508

JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology

JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology

IS - 6

ER -