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Just a question - I ws wondering if anyone had heard of these , and if they thought they were any good?
What do you think??
Implantable hearing aid: a new choice
A Sydney man is the first Australian to receive a revolutionary hearing aid system known as The Retro-X. The system, which is implanted, delivers sounds without blocking the ear canal and is sure to suit thousands of people who find some of the old devices cumbersome.
"It does block the whole of the ear canal and in some patients that predisposes to outer ear infection," said Dr Phil Chang, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.
Now, for the first time in Australia there's a totally new choice. Not to be confused with a cochlear implant, this technology involves a titanium tube, which is surgically inserted in the skin crease behind the ear to connect, out of sight, into the front ear canal.
A patient simply attaches a tiny amplifier to the tube at the start of the day and sound is transmitted directly into the hearing canal without blocking the front of the ear.
"I would have to say this represents the biggest advance in hearing aid technology in more than a decade," said Dr Chang.
The half-hour procedure can be done under local anaesthetic."
Web link:
ww.gyrus-ent.com
Source: National Nine News, Sydney, Australia
What do you think??
Implantable hearing aid: a new choice
A Sydney man is the first Australian to receive a revolutionary hearing aid system known as The Retro-X. The system, which is implanted, delivers sounds without blocking the ear canal and is sure to suit thousands of people who find some of the old devices cumbersome.
"It does block the whole of the ear canal and in some patients that predisposes to outer ear infection," said Dr Phil Chang, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.
Now, for the first time in Australia there's a totally new choice. Not to be confused with a cochlear implant, this technology involves a titanium tube, which is surgically inserted in the skin crease behind the ear to connect, out of sight, into the front ear canal.
A patient simply attaches a tiny amplifier to the tube at the start of the day and sound is transmitted directly into the hearing canal without blocking the front of the ear.
"I would have to say this represents the biggest advance in hearing aid technology in more than a decade," said Dr Chang.
The half-hour procedure can be done under local anaesthetic."
Web link:
ww.gyrus-ent.com
Source: National Nine News, Sydney, Australia