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A comparative study of audiological outcomes and compliance between the Osia system and other bone conduction hearing
Yehree Kim1, Goun Choe2, Heonjeong Oh1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-Dong, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, 13620, Republic of Korea.
Purpose:
To examine the subjective and objective audiological benefits of the Osia system compared to devices commonly implanted prior to the introduction of this system.
Methods:
Osia recipients with either conductive hearing loss (CHL/MHL) (n = 9) or single-sided deafness (SSD) (n = 8) who underwent surgery from February 2021 to March 2022 were prospectively recruited. The audiological outcomes and usage rate of Osia implantees were compared with those of retrospectively recruited patients implanted with other devices (n = 50). The subjective satisfaction of the Osia implantees was also evaluated through questionnaires.
Results:
All users of the Osia system were classified as regular users. In the CHL/MHL group, the effective gain of the Osia system (11.1 ± 14.9 dB) surpassed that of the Baha and Bonebridge (- 2.7 ± 12.6 dB) at 2 kHz (p = 0.01, Mann-Whitney U test). Among the devices, the Osia system tended to tolerate the worst bone conduction thresholds, up to the level of 61 dB. In the SSD group, the functional gain of Osia at 4 kHz (37.5 ± 3.1 dB) was higher than that of the Baha and Bonebridge group (26.9 ± 3.0 dB) (p = 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test).
Conclusion:
The Osia system yielded larger audiological gain than the Baha Attract and Bonebridge devices, especially at high frequencies, leading to substantially higher compliance. The Osia system tended to have the strongest tolerance to aggravated bone conduction thresholds among the available transcutaneous bone conduction hearing implants. Therefore, the Osia system could potentially be a good option for CHL/MHL patients with bone conduction thresholds of 50 dB HL or more, as well as patients with SSD.
