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[First two years of experience with BAHA: results in 12 patients]
Juan F Monroy Barreneche1, Rafael Jaramillo Saffon, Dunia Paredes
1Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Servicio Integrado, Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael-Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia. monroyjuanf@gmail.com
Objective:
To describe our first 2 years' experience following implementation of the BAHA program at our hospitals with special emphasis on the benefits and complications of use in each patient.
Material And Method:
Retrospective review since the beginning of the programme at two Teaching Hospitals in 2004. Twelve patients were implanted with BAHA, and their complications are described, along with hearing loss and their audiological gain with the hearing aid.
Results:
Eleven patients with BAHA completed the follow-up. The average age was 31.6 +/- 18.9 years, and their average conductive hearing loss of was 45.5 dB with an audiological gain of 33.6 dB. We had one patient with a minor complication (mild infection of the skin flap) and another with a major one (loss of the titanium implant).
Conclusions:
The BAHA programme started in 2004 has generated good results in terms of positive audiological data, patient acceptance and low complication rates.