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How Does A Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Work?
Question: Patient going for surgery of Left bone ancohred hearing aid surgery kindly clarify whether this aid or implant is external aided or internal implant
Brief Answer:
BAHA
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
In bone anchored hearing aid a prosthesis is surgically embedded into the skull with a small abutment exposed outside the skin. it will help to bypass the middle ear and sound will be conducted directly through skull bone. So a component of implant is external over the skin and a part of it is placed internally under the skin.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Thanks and regards
BAHA
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
In bone anchored hearing aid a prosthesis is surgically embedded into the skull with a small abutment exposed outside the skin. it will help to bypass the middle ear and sound will be conducted directly through skull bone. So a component of implant is external over the skin and a part of it is placed internally under the skin.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Thanks and regards
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