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.