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Sound Source Localization Testing in Single-sided Deafness Following Bone Conduction Intervention
Published on: December 20, 2024
[Influence of single-sided deafness on the auditory capacity of the better ear. German version]
S Arndt1, T Wesarg2, Y Stelzig3
1Universitätsklinik für Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Killianstr. 5, 79110, Freiburg, Deutschland. susan.arndt@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
Background:
Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) are limited by their asymmetric hearing in various areas of everyday life.
Objective:
The aim of this investigation was to perform an age-correlated comparison of the hearing threshold of the better ear of SSD patients with a normal-hearing (NH) reference cohort. In addition, the potential influence of etiology, duration of deafness, and cochlear implantation (CI) of the poorer ear on the peripheral hearing ability of the better ear was investigated.
Materials And Methods:
In a multicenter study, the mean bone conduction hearing threshold of the better ear of 413 adult SSD patients was compared with that of an NH cohort drawn from ISO 7029:2017 for the frequencies 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz.
Results:
SSD patients showed significantly poorer hearing in the better ear compared to the age-correlated group of NH subjects. CI, duration of deafness, and etiology had no significant effect on the hearing ability of the better ear.
Conclusion:
The origin of the poorer hearing of the better-hearing ear of SSD patients compared to an age-correlated NH cohort is still unclear. It is most likely a combination of different anatomical, immunological, etiological, and microcirculatory causes, which lead to poorer hearing of the better-hearing ear in SSD patients.
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