Conditions of the outer or middle ear with mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss

Indications

• 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 red area in 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 auditory disorders
• Realistic expectations
• Minimum age: 5 years