Otosclerosis - Audiometric results 5 year after stapes surgery
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.581Keywords:
5 years results, Stapes surgery, OtosclerosisAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the audiometric results 5 years after stapedectomy, in a series of 85 ears.
Study Design: Retrospective
Materials and methods: Analysis of audiometric results obtained 5 years after stapedectomy and comparison with the values from preoperative and early postoperative period.
Results: Five years after stapedectomy closure of the air-bone gap (ABG) to ≤ 10 dB was obtained in 74% of cases. Nine patients underwent surgical revision. Six had an ABG > 20 dB, refusing surgical revision. The average ABG at 5 years was 7.17 dB, representing a hearing gain of 21.28 dB with respect to the preoperative period and an increase of 2.85 dB in the ABG with respect to early postoperative period.
Conclusions: Our results audiometric 5 years after stapedectomy are satisfactory and consistent with the literature. Stapedectomy represents an effective solution in otosclerosis presenting, in most cases, stable results over time.
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