ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine
Effectiveness of stapedotomy in improving hearing sensitivity for 53 otosclerotic patients: retrospective review.
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- Audiometric changes following oral versus local gel foam steroid administration after stapedectomy in otosclerosis patients: a retrospective comparative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Agreement between HRCT Imaging and Intraoperative Measurements in Predicting Stapedotomy Prosthesis Length in Otosclerosis Patients.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Knowledge and perception of otosclerosis among women in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Frequency-Specific Audit of Audiological Outcomes Following Stapedotomy for Otosclerosis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- A Window of Opportunity: Perilymph Sampling from the Round Window Membrane Can Advance Inner Ear Diagnostics and Therapeutics.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundOtosclerosis is a common cause of progressive hearing impairment that causes fixation of the stapes. Surgical intervention is the preferred treatment approach to ameliorate the conductive hearing loss associated with stapedial otosclerosis. However, given that it is a difficult and delicate procedure, the surgery may fail for a number of reasons. Therefore, it is very important to evaluate the success rate of the surgical approach used in each regional center.
objectiveTo examine the effectiveness of stapedotomy in improving hearing sensitivity for otosclerotic patients at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital in Riyadh.
designRetrospective chart review with an analysis of pre- and postoperative surgical treatment.
settingTertiary referral otolaryngology clinic. PATIENTS AND
methodsAll cases who underwent stapedotomy between 1997 and 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative audiometric assessments were conducted using conventional pure tone audiometry. Differences were analyzed by two-way repeated measures ANOVA. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Pre- and postoperative pure tone thresholds for air and bone conduction.
resultFifty-three patients underwent stapedotomy. Stapedotomy yielded significant improvements in mean (SD) postoperative air-conduction thresholds of about 18.7 (11.7) dB (P < .0001) and mean (SD) post.operative bone-conduction thresholds of about 2 (7.2) dB (P < .05). Additionally, a significant correlation was found between improvement in air-conduction thresholds and the size of preoperatve air-bone gap (P < .01) About 70%of patients achieved an air-bone gap of 20 dB or better. None of the cases examined in this study exhibited sensorineural hearing loss or adverse complications following stapedotomy.
conclusionsStapedotomy is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with otosclerosis. Given that the majority of participants in this study exhibited mixed hearing loss preoperatively, the results further suggest that stapedotomy can also be effective in improving thresholds for these patients. LIMITATIONS: The sample size was relatively small.
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