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Application of the Vibrant Soundbridge middle-ear implant for aural atresia in patients with Treacher Collins syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2012

E Lesinskas ,
V Stankeviciute  and
M Petrulionis
E Lesinskas*
Affiliation:
Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Center of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Lithuania
V Stankeviciute
Affiliation:
Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Center of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Lithuania
M Petrulionis
Affiliation:
Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Center of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Lithuania
*
Address for correspondence: Prof Eugenijus Lesinskas, Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 2, LT – 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: eugenijus.lesinskas@santa.lt
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Abstract

Objective:

To present results for the auditory rehabilitation of patients with Treacher Collins syndrome with bilateral osseous atresia, using middle-ear implantation with a Vibrant Soundbridge.

Methods:

Three patients underwent vibroplasty for aural atresia with moderate to severe conductive hearing loss. The pre-operative Jahrsdoerfer radiological score was 4 for all patients. Patients underwent active middle-ear implantation of a Vibrant Soundbridge implant (coupling the floating mass transducer to the rudimentary stapes or footplate distally, and positioning it adjacent to the round window membrane proximally), with audiological analysis as follow up.

Results:

After implant activation, the mean air conduction threshold ± standard deviation decreased to 22.8 ± 5.5 dB HL, representing a mean functional gain of 44.5 dB. The mean word recognition score (for bisyllabic words at 65 dB SPL) increased from 0 to 97 per cent.

Conclusion:

Vibrant Soundbridge implantation is an effective hearing rehabilitation procedure in patients with Treacher Collins syndrome with bilateral osseous atresia. This is a versatile implant which can achieve coupling even in cases of severe middle-ear malformation.

Keywords

Ear, MiddleTreacher Collins SyndromeMandibulofacial DysostosisAtresiaEar Abnormalities
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 126 , Issue 12 , December 2012 , pp. 1216 - 1223
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2012

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