Editing Bone conduction (section)

=== Candidacy ===
Bone conduction devices are suitable for patients with [[Conductive hearing loss|conductive]] or [[mixed hearing loss]], with a functioning [[cochlea]] but problems with the [[Outer ear|outer]] or [[inner ear]] that prevent sound vibrations from reaching the cochlea.<ref name = "Hearinglink 2022-03-02">{{Cite web |title=Bone conduction hearing devices |url=https://www.hearinglink.org/your-hearing/implants/bone-conduction-hearing-devices/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Hearing Link |language=en-GB}}</ref> This can be caused by conditions such as [[atresia]], [[microtia]], [[Goldenhar syndrome]] or [[Treacher Collins syndrome|Treacher Collins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bone conduction hearing devices {{!}} Hearing implants |url=https://www.ndcs.org.uk/information-and-support/childhood-deafness/hearing-implants/bone-conduction-hearing-devices/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.ndcs.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> Bone conduction is also a good option for someone who cannot use traditional air conduction hearing aids.<ref name="Hearinglink 2022-03-02" />

Bone conduction devices are also used to help people with [[Unilateral hearing loss|single-sided deafness]], who have a non-functioning inner ear on one side. In this situation, the device picks up sounds on the non-functioning side and sends them as vibrations through the bone to the functioning cochlea on the other side.<ref name = "Ellsperman, Susan E. 2021-05-18">{{Cite journal |last1=Ellsperman |first1=Susan E. |last2=Nairn |first2=Emily M. |last3=Stucken |first3=Emily Z. |date=2021-05-18 |title=Review of Bone Conduction Hearing Devices |journal=Audiology Research |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=207–219 |doi=10.3390/audiolres11020019 |issn=2039-4330 |pmc=8161441 |pmid=34069846|doi-access=free }}</ref>