Graf, Lukas; Lochner, Jonas; Mojallal, Hamidreza; Arnold, Andreas; Honegger, Flurin; Stieger, Christof (2023). Comparison between incus short process and long process coupling of the vibrant soundbridge in human temporal bones. International journal of audiology, 62(2), pp. 192-198. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/14992027.2022.2031317
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OBJECTIVE
The Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) is one of the most widely used implantable hearing devices. It consists of a vibrating floating mass transducer (FMT) that is connected to a middle ear structure. The standard coupling devices for sensorineural hearing loss are short process (SP) or long process (LP) couplers.
DESIGN AND STUDY SAMPLE
This study directly compared the electro-mechanical performance of the SP- and LP-coupled FMT of the VSB in the same temporal bone specimen (n = 10). We measured velocity magnitudes and total harmonic distortions (THD) of the stapes (ST) and the round window (RW) using laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV).
RESULTS
Comparison shows a maximally 10 dB higher magnitude for the LP coupler at ST and RW for frequencies below 600 Hz, whereas the SP coupler shows a maximally 20 dB higher magnitude at the ST and RW for frequencies above 600 Hz. THD show similar behaviour with less distortion at 500 Hz for the LP coupler and less distortions for the SP coupler in higher frequencies.
CONCLUSIONS
Our experiments showed that the SP coupling may be mechanically favourable, in terms of magnitude and distortion, for the transmission of FMT vibrations at higher frequencies.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Arnold, Andreas Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1708-8186 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
21 Feb 2022 09:22 |
Last Modified: |
02 Feb 2023 00:11 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/14992027.2022.2031317 |
PubMed ID: |
35174741 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Implantable hearing aids incus middle ear implant ossicular prosthesis temporal bone vibrant soundbridge |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/165777 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/165777 |
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