Outcome of stapes surgery for otosclerosis.

Outcome of stapes surgery for tinnitus recovery in otosclerosis.

INTRODUCTION Stapes surgery is mainly used to improve hearing in otosclerosis; however, many patients report alleviation of tinnitus after surgery. OBJECTIVE to evaluate the effectiveness of stapes surgery for improving tinnitus symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study included 29 patients with surgically proven otosclerosis, who had undergone stapedectomy or stapedotomy. We c...

Association between cupular deposits and otosclerosis.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether otosclerosis is an underlying mechanism for the production of cupular deposits and to study the association between cupular deposits and dysequilibrium in otosclerosis. DESIGN Retrospective human temporal bone (TB) study. The incidence of cupular deposits in these 70 TBs was analyzed. Correlations between cupular deposits and vestibular symptoms, endosteal involv...

Surgical Treatment of Otosclerosis: Eight years’ Experience at the Jordan University Hospital

Introduction: To report the experience of the Jordan University Hospital with respect to the surgical treatment of otosclerosis and to compare results and complications with published studies.   Materials and Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent stapes surgery for otosclerosis at the Jordan University Hospital during the period January 2003 to December 2010 were reviewed. ...

Experimental and clinical aspects of otosclerosis and stapes surgery DOCTORAL (Ph.D.) THESIS

Day-case stapes surgery: Day-case versus inpatient stapes surgery for otosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND Otosclerosis is characterized by bony deposits in the otic capsule, resulting in stapes fixation and progressive hearing loss. It can be treated effectively by surgically removing (part of) the stapes and replacing it with a prosthesis. Increasingly, stapes surgery is performed as a day-case procedure. The major drive towards day-case surgery has been out of economic considerations. ...