BACKGROUND: The main cause of conductive hearing loss in the presence a completely normal tympanic membrane is otosclerosis. There are different types prostheses that could be used operation with materials, designs, and shapes. utilized this study including both Teflon Robinson assessed. aim our work to match determine surgical steps, postoperative results, complications piston titanium prosthe...

After stapes surgery, patients with mixed or moderate hearing loss have limited possibilities for hearing improvement. We are reporting on a patient who underwent stapedotomy bilaterally 20 years ago and had sensorineural and mixed hearing loss. Recurrent otitis externa prevented the use of hearing aids. This patient was treated bilaterally with the Vibrant Soundbridge (Med-El, Innsbruck, Austr...

UNLABELLED The number of patients with stapes otosclerosis compared to the number of otorhinolaryngologists has declined over the past several years. As a result a controversy has arisen in the literature, whether or not stapes surgery should be included in residency programs. AIM the objective of the present study is to evaluate the results and complications of estapedotomies performed by re...

Aim: This work aimed to compare Piezosurgery stapedotomy with the conventional approach in managementof otosclerosis terms of intraoperative time, postoperative complications, and air-bone gap improvement.Methods: randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted Beni-Suef University hospital from August2021 June 2022 according ethical considerations local institutional review board. It includ...

OBJECTIVE To have a new macroscopic classification of otosclerosis based on appearance variations of the stapes footplate due to the disease and to determine if the color variations are correlated to a minor or major incidence of footplate complications. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2006 to December 2006, 106 patients affected by otosclerosis underwen...

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...

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 cohor...