Two Cases of Middle Ear Implantation: Incus Vibroplasty.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2013.56.6.377
- Author:
Bo Young KIM
1
;
Young Soo CHANG
;
Hayoung BYUN
;
Yang Sun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yscho@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Middle ear implant;
Vibrant soundbridge
- MeSH:
Ear, Inner;
Ear, Middle;
Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural;
Incus;
Ossicular Prosthesis;
Speech Perception;
Transducers
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2013;56(6):377-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) middle ear implant is an alternative rehabilitation option for sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. The mechanism of VSB implantation is direct-drive stimulation of the inner ear through a floating mass transducer placed on the ossicular chain. We report our experience of VSB incus vibroplasty, which were successfully performed in two cases without complications and resulted in good functional gain and improve-ment of speech discrimination.
