Comparison of hearing reconstruction techniques in tympanosclerosis with stapes fixation

Background/Aim: Surgery for tympanosclerosis with stapes fixation hearing reconstruction is controversial, many reports in the relevant literature advocate opposing suggestions. The primary aims were to evaluate improvement varied techniques performed fixation. Methods: Patients and fixation, whose impairment was re-constructed surgically who followed 1-5 years reviewed this retrospective cohort study. audiological outcomes of methods, including mobilization, partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP), total (TORP), teflon pistons (TP) documented. Results: study included 76 ears patients; 29 mobilization technique group, 28 PORP 10 TORP 9 TP group. When postoperative preoperative evaluated, showed statistically significant both air conduction threshold gain air-bone gap closure (P0.05). Bone no deterioration any techniques. Conclusion: For gain, effective patients after removal sclerotic plaques, whereas did not show improvement. It can be concluded that, if a functionally mobile cannot achieved, it advisable perform or stapedotomy. However, these methods may still used carefully selected successful some.