Quality-of-life outcomes after bone-anchored hearing device surgery in children with single-sided sensorineural deafness
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Jayesh Doshi1, Rupan Banga, Anne Child
1ENT Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK. jayeshdoshi@hotmail.com
Objective:
To report our experience in a series of children with single-sided sensorineural deafness where a bone-anchored hearing device (BAHD) was used for auditory rehabilitation.
Study Design:
Retrospective case review.
Setting:
Tertiary referral centre.
Patients:
Eight children (4 boys and 4 girls) who had BAHD surgery for single-sided sensorineural deafness between 2007 and 2010.
Intervention(S):
Bone-anchored hearing device was used for auditory rehabilitation.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory (GCBI), Single-sided Deafness (SSD) Questionnaire and change in health benefit scores (visual analogue scale).
Results:
All but one of the children showed a positive GCBI score; the child that reported a negative score was because of low self confidence and self-esteem issues secondary to bullying at school. The results of the SSD questionnaire were generally positive with a mean satisfaction score of the BAHD as 9/10. All the children had an improvement in heath benefit.
Conclusion:
Our findings add further evidence to support patient perceived benefit of a BAHD in single sided sensorineural deafness in the paediatric population.
