| BAHA: Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid. | |
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PMID: 21475438 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) has proven performance and advantages for patients with aural atresia or chronic ear drainage who cannot wear air-conduction hearing aids. The BAHA has both cosmetic and acoustic advantages over most conventional hearing aids and hence is becoming increasingly popular. Moreover, BAHA improves the quality of life and has also significantly reduces ear discharge. This extensive review of the literature pertaining to BAHA discus the history, the indications, the advantages, the prediction of the outcome and the complications of this device as well as comparing it to the conventional hearing aids. |
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Authors:
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Abdulrahman Hagr |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of health sciences Volume: 1 ISSN: 1658-3639 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Health Sci (Qassim) Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-08 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101528042 Medline TA: Int J Health Sci (Qassim) Country: Saudi Arabia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 265-76 Citation Subset: - |
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King Saud University / King Abdulaziz University Hospital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
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