Implantable Hearing Systems

Osseointegrated Implant
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA)

• Requires surgical placement of an osseointegrated implant into the bone directly behind the ear (recommended age:  5 years or older).

• This device is effective for the following conditions:

  • Conductive or mixed hearing loss secondary to surgery, trauma, infection, or congenital malformations (i.e. atresia, microtia)

  • Unilateral deafness (as may occur following removal of an acoustic neuroma or other skull based tumors)

• The hearing aid may be attached to the implant after surgical healing has occurred (approximately 3 months after surgery).

• Assistive listening device options are available.
• For more information, please visit: 
  http://www.patients-baha.com/

Auditory Brainstem Implant (auditory prosthesis - not a hearing aid)

• Designed to provide sound information to individuals with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) who will become deaf after the removal of bilateral tumors from the auditory (hearing) nerves.

Cochlear Implant (auditory prosthesis - not a hearing aid)

One Type of Internal Device	One Type of Ear Worn Processor	One Type of Body Worn Processor

• Although cochlear implants are not hearing aids, these auditory prosthesis are able to restore a significant amount of hearing to patients with severe to profound hearing loss.
• Our cochlear implant program is among the top 5% nationwide, for the number of people receiving cochlear implants.

 More Information About Cochlear Implants

Middle Ear Implants

• Middle ear implants are attached to the middle ear bones to enhance their vibration
• All middle-ear implants currently available still have external devices that look similar to a behind-the-ear or in-the-ear hearing aid.
• Impovement on this device is pending, therefore we are not recommending the device at this time.

Retro-x

• Consists of an implanted titanium tube and an external device.
• We are not recommending the device at this time.