At Hearing Services of Santa Barbara, we proudly order and fit the Cochlear \u2122 BAHA and Oticon Ponto System for patients. Our treatment plan includes an initial fitting, one-month follow up, and adjustment appointments as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bone anchored hearing device is a hearing device that relies on direct bone conduction to transmit sound. This surgically implanted device bypasses the auditory canal and middle ear, utilizing bones as a pathway for sound to reach the middle ear. It\u2019s an alternative for people with chronic ear infections, congenital external auditory canal atresia and single-sided deafness. These patients usually do not benefit from conventional hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a person with normal hearing, sound enters the external ear and travels down the ear canal through the middle ear to the cochlea, or inner ear. This process is called air conduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For individuals with certain types of hearing loss, sound is unable to travel down these pathways. Bone anchored devices take advantage of the bones\u2019 natural conductive abilities by sending sound vibrations directly to your inner ear, bypassing the auditory canal and middle ear completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bone anchored device is made up of three components: a titanium implant, an abutment or a magnet implanted under the skin and a sound processor. Once the surgical implant is in place, it gradually fuses with the skull bone over a period of several months in a process known as osseointegration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The device is then ready to be fit and programmed. The sound processor transmits vibrations through the external abutment to the implant, where vibrations in the skull and inner ear stimulate the nerve fibers responsible for hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bone anchored hearing device is a safe and effective FDA-approved treatment alternative that enables many hearing-impaired individuals to communicate more effectively. It has been available in the U.S. since 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BAHA (short for bone anchored hearing aids) is a brand of bone anchored processors owned by Cochlear Americas Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest model of BAHA is the BAHA 6 Max Sound Processor. The 6 Max Sound processor is designed to provide the output of a power device \u2014 up to 55 dB SNHL* \u2014 while maintaining a small and discreet size. It is designed to fit anyone with an active lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ponto is a brand of Oticon Medical\u2019s bone anchored processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renowned for its premium sound quality, Ponto sound processors help users achieve better speech understanding and more comfortable listening in even the most challenging situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest Ponto model is the Ponto 4, which delivers 360-degree sound and is the world’s smallest bone anchored processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hearing Services of Santa Barbara proudly works with both BAHA and Ponto processors to provide patients the sound processor that is most suitable for their lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candidates for these devices are typically patients with conductive and mixed hearing losses, or those with unilateral (single-sided) hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you experience chronic ear infections that do not respond to treatment, you may find the system particularly beneficial. Conventional hearing aids can aggravate the condition due to humidity and moisture building up in the ear canals. Those with congenital ear defects (such as ear canals that are narrow or absent) are good candidates, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call Hearing Services of Santa Barbara at 805-967-4200 for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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