Benefits
The benefits of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid such as Baha are well documented. By bypassing the outer or middle ear, Baha can increase hearing in noisy situations and help localise sounds. The benefit is not only improved speech understanding, hearing with Baha results in a natural sound with less distortion and feedback when compared with conventional hearing aids. The ear canal is left open for comfort, and helps to reduce any problems caused by chronic ear infections or allergies. In patients with Single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD), Baha sends the sound via the skull bone from the deaf side to the inner ear of the hearing side. This transfer of sound gives a 360-degree sound awareness.
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