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Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss
Hearing solution: Cochlear Implant (CI)Indications:
- Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss
- unilateral, bilateral
- Hearing threshold 65 dB across all frequencies for air and bone conduction - see chart
- Intact, functioning auditory nerve
- Where appropriate, prior use of optimally fitted hearing aid
- Minimal or no benefit from acoustic amplification
- Realistic expectations
- Willingness to do rehabilitation
Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss
Hearing solution: Cochlear Implant (CI) 
Partial hearing loss/sloping high-frequency hearing loss
Hearing solution: Electro Acoustic Stimulation (EAS)Indications:
- Partial sensorineural hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Sloping high-frequency hearing loss from approx. 1500 Hz (air conduction) - see chart
- ≤60% monosyllables at 65dB SPL and optimal acoustic amplification
- Air-bone gap not >15dB
- Realistic expectations
Contraindications:
- Progredient hearing loss
- Malformation or blockage in the cochlea
- Otosclerosis, ossification or similar contraindication in outer ear
Partial hearing loss/sloping high-frequency hearing loss
Hearing solution: Electro Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) 
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss
Hearing solution: VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE Middle Ear ImplantIndications:
- Mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Stable air conduction thresholds: <65 dB at 500 Hz up to approx. 80 dB at 6 kHz - see chart
- Normal middle ear function shown in impedance measurements and pure tone threshold audiometry
- Speech audiometry corresponding to pure tone audiogram, minimum 50% at MCL with headphones in open-set word test
- Better speech understanding possible with amplification
- No retrocochlear or central hearing disorders
- Realistic expectations
- Minimum age: 5 years
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss
Hearing solution: VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE Middle Ear Implant 
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with conductive or mixed hearing loss
Hearing solution: VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE Middle Ear ImplantIndications:
- Conductive or mixed hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Stable air conduction thresholds: <50 dB at 500 Hz up to approx. 60 dB at 4 kHz - see chart
- No acute middle ear inflammation
- Anatomy allowing the placement of the FMT on a suitable vibratory middle ear structure
- Better speech understanding possible with amplification
- No retrocochlear or central hearing disorders
- Realistic expectations
- Minimum age: 5 years
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with conductive or mixed hearing loss
Hearing solution: VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE Middle Ear Implant 
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with conductive or mixed hearing loss
Hearing solution: BONEBRIDGE Bone Conduction ImplantIndications:
- Conductive or mixed hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- ≤ 45 dB at 500 - 4000 Hz - see chart
- Anatomy allowing the placement of the implant
- No retrocochlear or central hearing disorders
- Realistic expectations
- Minimum age: 5 years
Conditions of the outer or middle ear with conductive or mixed hearing loss
Hearing solution: BONEBRIDGE Bone Conduction Implant 
Conductive hearing loss
Hearing solution: ADHEAR Bone Conduction System (no surgery required)Indications:
- Temporary or permanent conductive hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Bone conduction thresholds: ≤ 25 dB from 500 to 4000 Hz - see chart
- No age restriction
Conductive hearing loss
Hearing solution: ADHEAR Bone Conduction System (no surgery required) 
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