The Vibrant Soundbridge: A Global Overview.

Abstract

The Vibrant Soundbridge is a semi-implantable, active middle ear implant that is a safe and effective treatment for patients with sensorineural hearing loss. Since Food and Drug Administration approval for this indication, many international investigators have expanded its use for conductive and mixed hearing losses. This article reviews the author's experience and the international uses of this versatile device.

• Authors: Jennifer Maw
• Journal: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America (Otolaryngol Clin North Am) Vol. 52 Issue 2 Pg. 285-295 (Apr 2019) ISSN: 1557-8259 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 30612756 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Audiometry, Pure-Tone
• Auditory Threshold
• Hearing Aids
• Hearing Loss, Conductive (surgery)
• Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural (surgery)
• Humans
• Ossicular Prosthesis
• Prosthesis Design
• Treatment Outcome
• United States