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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Analysis of long-term hearing gains after stapes surgery with piston reconstruction for otosclerosis |
Author: | Gristwood, R. Venables, W. |
Citation: | Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 2013; 122(8):500-510 |
Publisher: | Annals Publ Co |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0003-4894 1943-572X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ronald Edward Gristwood, William Norman Venables |
Abstract: | <h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to assess the postoperative hearing gains at individual frequencies after stapes surgery with piston reconstruction for clinical otosclerosis.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed the air conduction (AC) hearing gains at various audiometric frequencies in a sample of 1,168 stapes procedures with piston reconstruction performed on 911 strictly consecutive patients by one surgeon between 1963 and 1979. Assiduous follow-up of patients was attempted for at least 10 years. The audiometric results over time were stored for computer analysis.<h4>Results</h4>The mean AC gain over the speech frequencies (0.5, 1,2, and 3 kHz) was 35.5 dB at 1 year after operation, and the rate of deterioration over the next 19 years was 0.58 dB/y.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The picture to emerge from the analysis is clear. The mean AC gain is maximal at nearly 40 dB for the audiometric frequencies of 0.25, 0.5, and 1 kHz. The mean AC gain at any given time after operation decreases with increasing frequency, at least for frequencies of > or = 1 kHz. For any frequency there is, with few exceptions, a significant decrease in the AC gain from one time period to the next. |
Keywords: | hearing gain otosclerosis piston reconstruction stapes surgery. |
Rights: | © 2013 Annals Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1177/000348941312200805 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000348941312200805 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Medicine publications |
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