! ORL via Alexandros G.Sfakianakis on Inoreader: Audiometric Results after Stapedotomy Operations in Patients with Otosclerosis and Preoperative Small Air-Bone Gaps

! ORL via Alexandros G.Sfakianakis on Inoreader

Audiometric Results after Stapedotomy Operations in Patients with Otosclerosis and Preoperative Small Air-Bone Gaps Aug 27th 2015, 16:19 Objectives: The efficacy of stapedotomies performed on patients with small air-bone gaps (Methods: This retrospective study evaluates the short-term postoperative air and bone conduction thresholds and air-bone gaps after 182 CO2 laser stapedotomies. Results: A significantly smaller air-bone gap and lower air conduction thresholds after surgery were observed in the group of patients who underwent surgery with preoperative air-bone gaps of less than 25 dB. Bone conduction thresholds improve in the group with small air-bone gaps after surgery. Conclusions: The results after stapedotomies are good even if the preoperative air-bone gap is small and the overall risk of hearing deterioration due to stapes surgery remains low. Audiol Neurotol 2015;20:330-336

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