BAHA Implant

The Baha system utilizes direct bone conduction, which allows the bone to transfer sound to a functioning cochlea – thereby bypassing the middle ear.  This unique hearing treatment is the only system of its kind cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hearing loss.

One reason the Baha system works so well is due to its simple design. The Baha system combines a sound processor with an abutment and a small titanium implant. The implant is placed behind the non-functioning ear. Surgery is minor, and Baha recipients report a wide range of advantages over other hearing devices. 

The BAHA Device is a surgically implantable system for treatment of hearing loss that works through direct bone conduction

It allows sound to be conducted through the skull bone (vs. Via the middle ear)
It is a treatment for conductive hearing losses
–Congenital external auditory canal atresia
–Chronic ear infections,

It can be used for Single sided deafness

The BAHA is placed on side of deaf ear.  It transfers sound through bone conduction to the other side.
It stimulates cochlea of normal hearing ear, resulting in a sensation of hearing from deaf ear.
Giving the patient the ability to have stereo hearing results in:
–Improved understanding of speech, especially in background noise
–Aids in the localization of sound

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