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Non-implantable

This section outlines the benefits and drawbacks of a

non-implantable solution, categorized into three key domains: audiological aspect, medical aspect, and patient-reported aspects.

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Each publication listed below is rated by its importance for patients, using a Hearring key icon scale 🔑— one key for low importance, three keys for medium importance, and five keys for high importance.

Diagram of an ear with the inside of the ear showing as well, above the ear there is an audio processor, inside the ear there is a bone that transfers the audio from the audio processor into a bone conduction transducer that then transfers the sound from the transducer into a bone and around the cochlea

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low importance for patients

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the highest importance for patients

Benefits

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑 Audiological benefit/ good hearing outcomes

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑 No age limitation (senior friendly & safe for children)

    🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑 No surgical procedure / non-invasive / reversible

    🔑🔑🔑🔑 MRI safe

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑 Easy testing

Drawbacks

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑 Limited gain (in general)

    🔑🔑🔑🔑 Limited gain (in SSD cases)

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑 Skin issues (mostly valid for non-adhesive systems)

  • 🔑🔑🔑🔑 Limited retention / non reliable attachment

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