A retrospective analysis was conducted on microtia patients with concomitant ossicular malformation who underwent hearing intervention at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from August 2019 to November 2024. A total of 22 patients aged (10.4±7.3) years were included....
Retrospective single-center data comparing hearing interventions in microtia with ossicular malformation offers directional guidance, but the design limits causal inference; do not change management protocols without corroborating prospective evidence.
Microtia with ossicular malformation represents a significant conductive hearing loss challenge in pediatric audiology, and comparative effectiveness data — even retrospective — can meaningfully inform the choice among surgical, bone-anchored, and conventional amplification strategies.
- 01Three hearing intervention strategies compared in microtia patients with concomitant ossicular malformation.
- 02Retrospective single-center study from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
- 03Likely compares surgical reconstruction, bone-anchored hearing devices, and/or conventional hearing aids.
- 04Efficacy outcomes probably include audiometric thresholds and/or speech perception measures.
- 05Published in Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Chinese Medical Journal), 2026.
Among three hearing intervention strategies for microtia with ossicular malformation, differences in efficacy were identified.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42297588
- DOI
- 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20260407-00935.
- Journal
- Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Chinese Medical Journal)
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Microtia patients with concomitant ossicular malformation treated at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
- Intervention
- Three hearing intervention strategies (likely including surgical reconstruction, bone-anchored hearing device, and/or hearing aid)
- Comparator
- Head-to-head comparison of three intervention arms
Primary outcomes
Hearing efficacy outcomes across three intervention strategies in microtia with ossicular malformation