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General Category => Hearing Issues => Topic started by: MGengo on August 31, 2011, 07:43:37 am

Title: Loose BAHA abutment
Post by: MGengo on August 31, 2011, 07:43:37 am

Has anyone had a loose BAHA abutment?  If so, what did your surgeon have to do to fix it?

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Loose BAHA abutment
Post by: james e on August 31, 2011, 09:32:35 am

What do you mean by "loose?" Does the abutment wobble in your skull? How long has it been implanted? Did you bump into something? Any pain or swelling?

Title: Re: Loose BAHA abutment
Post by: CHD63 on August 31, 2011, 10:17:05 am

This sounds very, very unusual.  Did it never osseointegrate?  Is this a recent development?  Plus, ditto to James' questions.

Clarice

Title: Re: Loose BAHA abutment
Post by: MGengo on August 31, 2011, 10:32:52 am

I've had nothing but problems with my BAHA.  It's a long story, but I recently had to have a longer post put in because of frequent swelling over the abutment.  When the dr. screwed in the longer abutment he asked me to wait 3 weeks before using the processor.  Yesterday was 3 weeks and when I put on the processor all I got was feedback.  When I went to take off the processor I noticed it moved around alot.  Then I noticed that the abutment itself is loose.  I called the dr. but he hasn't returned my call yet.  I'm hoping the solution doesn't involve another procedure.  I think I'm ready to give up, have the BAHA removed, and just deal with the SSD.

Title: Re: Loose BAHA abutment
Post by: Paul F on August 31, 2011, 10:42:10 am

The abutment is held to the implant by a tiny screw inside the abutment.  That screw is torqued to a specified amount.  It can come loose.  Hopefully thats what your facing and not a loose implant.

Good luck.