Remote Microphone (RM) - A Comparative Study

Remote Microphone (RM) Technology in Children Using Bone Conduction Devices: A Comparative Study

The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate objective outcomes in pediatric bone conduction hearing device (often termed "BAHA") users with and without remote microphone (RM) technology. In this study, two remote microphone technologies will be evaluated to determine benefit in speech understanding in noise.

Pediatric RM Technology Group:

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking pediatric conduction device users and their guardian/s will be included for study.
• We will include pediatric patients 5 years of age to 17 years of age who have a conductive or mixed unilateral or bilateral hearing loss with a minimum of a 30 decibels (dB) air-bone gap.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participants who do not meet the described inclusion criteria.

Normal Hearing Controls:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults greater than18 years of age.
• Hearing thresholds < 25 dB 500 - 4,000 Hz.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Non-English speakers.