"Unilateral deafness" has become a hot spot in Beijing International Audiology Conference. Sound medical treatment brings global...

On June 5th, the 2021 Beijing International Audiology Conference hosted by the Beijing Hearing Society was held at the Beijing International Conference Center

It is worth noting that the topic of unilateral deafness in the forum has aroused heated discussions and has become a hot issue of concern to clinicians, audiologists, and the entire industry.

In response to unilateral deafness, at the opening ceremony of the conference, Bu Xingkuan, director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Cooperative Center for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss, said, “There are a large number of people with unilateral hearing loss in China with varying degrees of hearing loss, cochlear nerve underdevelopment and other congenital factors.

Yingying Shang, associate professor of otolaryngology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, pointed out in a special report on "Remodeling of the Central Structural and Functional Networks of Patients with Unilateral Deafness" that unilateral deafness may even have an impact on the structure and cognitive function of the brain, which is worthwhile Clinicians, audiologists and patients pay attention and fully realize the importance and urgency of timely intervention

At present, the intervention methods for unilateral deafness include paired hearing aids, bone conduction hearing system equipment, and cochlear implants

Professor Li Yongxin is one of the few otology experts in China who explores cochlear implant intervention for unilateral deafness.

On the forum, experts also discussed several other unilateral deafness intervention methods

How to improve the hearing recovery of the hearing impaired under the premise of ensuring the quality of life? At the scene, dental bone conduction hearing technology, as a brand-new unilateral deafness intervention program, aroused great interest of experts

He explained in detail that the dental bone conduction technology is to wear a miniature transducer on the upper molars, and transmit sound and vibration signals directly to the cochlea through the skull (the alveolar bone that is closely connected to the upper molars is part of the skull).

In this regard, Dr.

Professor Xi Xin commented on this, “Many cases have shown that people with unilateral deafness wearing a pintodental bone conduction hearing system can significantly improve the hearing condition of the affected side and improve their speech recognition ability in quiet and noise.

According to Prudence, “Pinyin’s dental bone conduction hearing system products do not require surgery, the price is only one-third of the operation, and the wearing comfort is high

Professor Xi Xin concluded, “There is no'best solution' for unilateral deafness.

At the opening ceremony of the conference, Professor Bu Xingkuan revealed, "According to the World Health Organization 2021 World Hearing Report" data, more than 1.

Facing the huge population of unilateral deafness, Bu Xingkuan urged that in the future, more clinical experts, scientific research institutions and universities will work together to increase the research and development of the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of hearing loss, and actively explore innovative ear and hearing care.