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3. No pain or skin complications
4. Statistical and clinical improvement in speech-in-noise, an indication of how well the children could understand speech in a noisy environment
Study authors were: Françoise Denoyelle, M.D., Ph.D.; Nicolas Leboulanger, M.D., Ph.D.; Cyrille Coudert; Olivia Mazzaschi, M.D.; Natalie Loundon, M.D.; Eric Vicaut; Natacha Tessier; and Eréa-Noël Garabedian, M.D.
“The results that the article presents confirm the hearing performance Sophono continually sees with those using the Sophono Alpha System – in terms of hearing ability, speech understanding and high levels of satisfaction,” says Jim Kasic, president and CEO of Sophono. “Children, in particular, benefit from Sophono’s abutment-free technology.”
Sophono, Inc. (http://www.sophono.com)
Sophono, Inc., is a medical device manufacturer specializing in implantable, bone conduction hearing devices. The company’s products are designed for individuals suffering from severe to profound hearing loss or impairment. The Sophono Alpha 2™ System is the only abutment-free, implantable, bone-anchored hearing system available today. Treating those with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss, and single-ear deafness, the FDA-cleared Alpha 2 device eliminates the problematic abutment of devices by using magnets to affix external sound processors.
Sophono corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations reside in Boulder, Colo. The company maintains an office in Germany, works with more than 20 distributors, and is actively selling in more than 30 countries.
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