Who Can Benefit From an Osia Bone Conduction Implant?
The Osia implant is approved for anyone over the age 5 years old for the the treatment of conductive or mixed hearing loss, as well as for unilateral, profound sensorineural hearing loss, also known as Single Sided Deafness (SSD). For more information about the different types of hearing loss,
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Examples of (Some) Specific Conditions Helped by the Osia Implant
- Congenital absence of the ear canal (microtia)
- Chronic ear drainage from outer or middle ear infection (since the Osia does not block the outer ear canal, as is true for hearing aids, which may be a cause for aggravation of chronic ear drainage)
- Otosclerosis in an only hearing ear
- Any cause conductive or mixed hearing loss (with maximum average bone conduction thresholds of 55 dB)
- Single-sided deafness, regardless of the cause of hearing loss
For a summary of audiological criteria for Osia candidacy, please
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