Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid: Med El Bonebridge

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Bone Anchored Hearing Aid: Med El Bonebridge

Mount Sinai neurotologists routinely place bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) for patients with conductive hearing loss, or hearing loss that is from a problem with the ear drum (tympanic membrane) or ossicles (bones behind the eardrum that conduct sound). A bone anchored hearing aid bypasses the eardrum and ossicles and directly vibrates the fluid that is in the inner ear, which your brain is able to process as sound. For patients with ear canal atresia/microtia, prior ear surgery, cholesteatoma, cancer of the temporal bone, or single sided deafness, a bone anchored hearing aid can be very effective. In order for it to work best, the cells and nerves that transmit sound to the brain must be working well. This is in contrast to a cochlear implant, where the hearing loss is predominantly nerve-related. There are several types of bone anchored hearing aids, and the ed El BONEBRIDGE is one of them. This model is completely under the skin but attaches to an external magnet which relays sound signals to the device. It is highly effective, may be placed in a number of locations, and is safe to use with MRI. Depending on the type and degree of hearing loss as well as the reason for it, this or another type of device may be most appropriate.

For more information, go to:
https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/center-hearing-balance

Featured Faculty

George Wanna, MD, FACS
Chair of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Chief, Division of Otology-Neurotology
Mount Sinai Health System
Professor of Otolaryngology, and Neurosurgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Maura K. Cosetti, MD
Director, Ear Institute at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (NYEE) of Mount Sinai
Director, Cochlear Implant Program
Mount Sinai Health System

Enrique R. Perez, MD, MBA
Director of Otology-Neurotology
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Zachary G. Schwam, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Otology-Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System


Published

June 16, 2023

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