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A middle ear implant is a hearing device that is surgically implanted into the middle ear. They help people with conductive, sensorineural or mixed hearing loss to hear. [1] Middle ear implants work by improving the conduction of sound vibrations from the middle ear to the inner ear. There are two types of middle ear devices: active and passive.
The behind-the-ear (BTE) microphone unit is worn on the patient's deaf ear. Using the natural acoustic benefits of the outer ear, sound is collected and channelled into the ear canal. A tiny microphone is placed within the canal of the impaired ear and is connected by a small tube to the BTE.
MED-EL offers two types of bone conduction systems: an implant and a non-surgical device. [18] The Bonebridge bone conduction implant was the first implant on the market to offer direct drive stimulation of the bone through a transcutaneous device. [19] The current models are the BCI 602 implant and the SAMBA 2 audio processor. [20]
Traditional Medicare policies do not cover the cost of professionally acquired hearing aids nor any rehabilitative services associated with it. [15] The same policy also only provides coverage for hearing exams that are medically relevant, and otherwise do not cover the costs of an exam if one were for purposes of fitting a hearing aid. [16]
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Patients with chronic ear infection where the drum and/or the small bones in the middle ear are damaged often have hearing loss, but difficulties in using a hearing aid fitted in the ear canal. Direct bone conduction through a vibrator attached to a skin-penetrating implant addresses these disadvantages.
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