OBJECTIVE: To assess patient satisfaction with the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) Cordelle device and to identify any user- and device-related issues. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, anonymized, cross-sectional postal survey using the Entific Medical Systems questionnaire. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Fifty adult patients who had been using the BAHA Cordelle for more than 6 months. INTERVENTION: Hearing rehabilitation using BAHA Cordelle. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients' satisfaction with the BAHA Cordelle in a variety of real-life hearing scenarios, their actual use of the device, and other issues with the device. RESULTS: Response rate was 66%. Responders were happy with their Cordelle in quiet situations and 1-to-1 conversations but less so in noisy or in group situations.However, approximately 80% of Cordelle users will use their device everyday for more than 8 h/d, and the overall satisfaction level is high. Compared with ear-level BAHA patients, Cordelle users are older and have mixed hearing loss with poorer sensorineural reserve, making hearing rehabilitation more challenging. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study support the use of the BAHA Cordelle as a viable, safe, low-morbidity hearing rehabilitation option in patients with mixed hearing loss with poor sensorineural reserve. Patients should be counseled appropriately to help manage their expectations.
OBJECTIVE: To assess patient satisfaction with the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) Cordelle device and to identify any user- and device-related issues. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, anonymized, cross-sectional postal survey using the Entific Medical Systems questionnaire. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Fifty adult patients who had been using the BAHA Cordelle for more than 6 months. INTERVENTION: Hearing rehabilitation using BAHA Cordelle. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients' satisfaction with the BAHA Cordelle in a variety of real-life hearing scenarios, their actual use of the device, and other issues with the device. RESULTS: Response rate was 66%. Responders were happy with their Cordelle in quiet situations and 1-to-1 conversations but less so in noisy or in group situations.However, approximately 80% of Cordelle users will use their device everyday for more than 8 h/d, and the overall satisfaction level is high. Compared with ear-level BAHA patients, Cordelle users are older and have mixed hearing loss with poorer sensorineural reserve, making hearing rehabilitation more challenging. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study support the use of the BAHA Cordelle as a viable, safe, low-morbidity hearing rehabilitation option in patients with mixed hearing loss with poor sensorineural reserve. Patients should be counseled appropriately to help manage their expectations.