Frequency-specific hearing results after stapes surgery for Chinese population otosclerosis with different degrees of hearing loss |
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| Authors: | Kun Zhang Yanqing Fang Bing Wang Xiaoting Cheng |
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| Affiliation: | 1. ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;2. Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;3. NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
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| Abstract: | AbstractBackground: Frequency-specific hearing studies are important for predicting hearing results and the prognosis after stapes surgery, to prepare for the rehabilitation of frequency-specific hearing in patients with otosclerosis.Objectives: To evaluate outcomes of stapes surgery of Chinese otosclerosis patients with different degrees of hearing loss.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 213 otosclerosis patients who underwent stapes surgery in our hospital. Pre- and post-operative audiometric evaluation using conventional audiometry.Results: The post-op ABG was less than 20?dB in 94.52% of all cases after surgery. There was no statistical significance of the post-op ABG among different groups at all frequencies except extremely severe group (p?Conclusion: Stapes surgery is a suitable treatment option for otosclerosis with mild to extremely severe HL. The mild to moderate hearing loss groups had the most significant improvement of AC thresholds in the low frequency region, and the severe to extremely severe groups appeared in the high frequency region. |
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| Keywords: | Otosclerosis stapes surgery hearing loss middle ear |
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