Bone-Anchored Hearing Systems | How do bone-anchored hearing systems work?

A bone-anchored hearing system is a type of hearing aid that transmits sound through a patient’s skull and into their inner ear. These highly specialized devices are a great alternative for children with hearing loss when traditional hearing aids aren’t effective. In this video, Dr. Gi Soo Lee, associate in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Boston Children’s, explains more about what bone-anchored hearing systems are and how they work.