3D Printing of a BAHA Protective Cap

Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jun;100(3_suppl):204S-206S. doi: 10.1177/0145561320987642. Epub 2021 Jan 18.

Abstract

Mechanical feedback is one of the most common difficulties encountered when fitting hearing aids for toddlers and young children. We described the use of 3D printing to tailor a protective cap for a toddler with bilateral microtia/canal atresia to facilitate bone-anchoring hearing aid use.

Keywords: 3D printing; bone conduction hearing; bone-anchored devices; conductive hearing loss; congenital microtia; external auditory canal atresia; hearing impaired rehabilitation; hearing loss.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Conduction
  • Child, Preschool
  • Congenital Microtia / rehabilitation
  • Ear Canal / abnormalities
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Hearing Aids*
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive / congenital
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Medical Illustration
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Prosthesis Fitting / instrumentation*
  • Protective Devices*