The Cochlear™ baha® hearing system

The Cochlear™ baha® ( bone anchored hearing aid ) sound processor system has been successfully used to treat specific hearing conditions in Hong Kong since 1996. The technology translates sounds from a hearing processor, through a titanium implant, to the cochlea or inner ear. The vibrations received are perceived as sounds, and the patient “hears”.

Today, for the surgeon and the baha client, this simply translates to a direct bone conduction hearing system that is:

• surgically simpler with the Hong Kong incision,
• faster with single stage surgery,
• earlier for baha use with improved implant coating technology and design, and
• higher in fidelity hearing performance with the latest series of digitally programmable hearing processing systems.

                
Currently the indications by clinical condition for the baha hearing system include any of the following:

Conductive hearing losses e.g. congenital aural atresia, mastoidectomies
Mixed hearing losses e.g. post-irradiated nasopharyngeal cancer patients with hearing difficulties
One-sided total hearing losses ( or medically, single sided deafness, SSD)

How do we know if a patient will benefit from the baha processor. Simply we let them try it with a softband. If they like it, they are potential candidates for….

the only hearing implant system that “you can try before you buy”.
The Cochlear™ baha®  hearing system…..now, how much easier can it be!



Dr Gordon Soo, MD







Reference: www.entific.com.hk/

The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult ENT Specialists before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above.

失聰治療 (Part2)

 

助聽器, hearing aid
失聰人士通常會選用助聽器，正如有近視或散光要用眼鏡矯正視力一樣。助聽器安裝不需施手術，而且所需價格相對便宜。病人可以按個人需要隨時配戴或移除。

巿面上有不同種類的助聽器，有不同的大小、品質、價錢等等。助聽器應為不同程度的聽力問題及不同需要的病人而度身定造。不過助聽器也有本身的問題，例如病人可能會覺得不舒適或儀器太明顯。尢其當助聽器有時帶來的好處不大明顯的時候。

傳統的助聽器要靠耳模密封耳道才有最佳效果，亦有病人會因此感到不舒服。而且任何微細的動作都會令助聽器移位，以致聲音漏出，再進入助聲器而變成回音。這種聲音跟唱卡啦ok時咪高風引發的回音很相似。

如果助聽器安裝妥善而合身，傳統的助聲器對於聽力減弱的人士是個不錯的選擇。

資料來源：　www.entific.com.hk

以上所提供的資訊僅作為教育及參考用途，如果你有任何醫療問題，
應向自己的耳鼻喉專科醫生查詢，而不應單倚賴以上提供的資料。

失聰治療 (Part2)

 

助聽器, hearing aid
失聰人士通常會選用助聽器，正如有近視或散光要用眼鏡矯正視力一樣。助聽器安裝不需施手術，而且所需價格相對便宜。病人可以按個人需要隨時配戴或移除。

巿面上有不同種類的助聽器，有不同的大小、品質、價錢等等。助聽器應為不同程度的聽力問題及不同需要的病人而度身定造。不過助聽器也有本身的問題，例如病人可能會覺得不舒適或儀器太明顯。尢其當助聽器有時帶來的好處不大明顯的時候。

傳統的助聽器要靠耳模密封耳道才有最佳效果，亦有病人會因此感到不舒服。而且任何微細的動作都會令助聽器移位，以致聲音漏出，再進入助聲器而變成回音。這種聲音跟唱卡啦ok時咪高風引發的回音很相似。

如果助聽器安裝妥善而合身，傳統的助聲器對於聽力減弱的人士是個不錯的選擇。

資料來源：　www.entific.com.hk

以上所提供的資訊僅作為教育及參考用途，如果你有任何醫療問題，
應向自己的耳鼻喉專科醫生查詢，而不應單倚賴以上提供的資料。

I cannot hear in one of my ears!

Single sided hearing deafness (SSD) is not uncommon. There are all kind of reasons including accidents & trauma, medication, surgery, strokes, brain tumours, etc. However, usually the reason is never known (idiopathic) as in patients who experience sudden hearing loss of unknown cause. It has been suggested that overall, single sided hearing loss may be as common in our population as 12 in every 100,000 persons.




What problems do these SSD sufferers have?

SSD patients cannot hear clearly from one side, and therefore do not have stereoscopic sound i.e. they are unable to localize the source of a noise. Also in noisy environments, their only hearing ear is challenged by the useless “noise” that masks the useful “sounds” that they want to hear e.g. speech of a friend in an interesting conversation over cocktails in a crowded party. 

SSD patients also automatically modify their lifestyles to better suit their condition. For example, they will always walk and talk with family and friends standing, sitting and walking on their better hearing side. They will arrive at meetings earliest, not because they are the keenest, but so that they can sit strategically with their good ear to the meeting attendees.




What is the solution?

The state of the art evidenced based solution that is better than others on the market, is the  Cochlear™ baha® ( bone anchored hearing aid ) hearing system. The Cochlear™ baha® hearing system was FDA-approved for the treatment of single sided deafness in 2003, and has been successfully used to treat specific hearing conditions in Hong Kong since 1996. The technology translates sounds from an hearing processor, through a titanium implant, to the cochlea or inner ear. The vibrations received are perceived as sounds, and the patient “hears”.

How does the baha help with single sided deafness?

The Cochlear™ baha® hearing system is applied to the deaf side of the head. Sounds that it “hears” are conducted though the implant to the other good and normally functioning inner ear on the opposite side of the head. The good ear interpretes the sound as coming from the deaf side, and the brain does the rest.

Is the hearing normal then?

The hearing is not normal as there is only one inner ear that is functioning and translating sound from both sides. However the brain is able to understand the difference. For the patient, they can now hear sounds from their deaf side.





How do I know if the baha will help me?

The Cochlear™ baha® hearing system comes with a Softband™ for trial in a clinic setting. 
You will be assessed with the Softband™ and advised if the Cochlear™ baha® solution is the right one for you. 
If you are a potential candidate, you can try the Cochlear™ baha® processor in your different sound situations specific to your lifestyle….and then choose for yourself.



Dr Gordon Soo, MD 











The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult ENT Specialists before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above. 

The Cochlear™ baha® hearing system

The Cochlear™ baha® ( bone anchored hearing aid ) sound processor system has been successfully used to treat specific hearing conditions in Hong Kong since 1996. The technology translates sounds from a hearing processor, through a titanium implant, to the cochlea or inner ear. The vibrations received are perceived as sounds, and the patient “hears”.

Today, for the surgeon and the baha client, this simply translates to a direct bone conduction hearing system that is:

• surgically simpler with the Hong Kong incision,
• faster with single stage surgery,
• earlier for baha use with improved implant coating technology and design, and
• higher in fidelity hearing performance with the latest series of digitally programmable hearing processing systems.

                     





Currently the indications by clinical condition for the baha hearing system include any of the following:

Conductive hearing losses e.g. congenital aural atresia, mastoidectomies
Mixed hearing losses e.g. post-irradiated nasopharyngeal cancer patients with hearing difficulties
One-sided total hearing losses ( or medically, single sided deafness, SSD)

How do we know if a patient will benefit from the baha processor. Simply we let them try it with a softband. If they like it, they are potential candidates for….

the only hearing implant system that “you can try before you buy”.

The Cochlear™ baha®  hearing system…..now, how much easier can it be!




Dr Gordon Soo, MD

















The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult ENT Specialists before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above.