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  • Title: Far-advanced otosclerosis.
    Author: Ghonim MR, el-Degwy AA, el-Sharabasy AE.
    Journal: ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec; 1997; 59(6):332-5. PubMed ID: 9364550.
    Abstract:
    Patients with 'far-advanced' or 'very far-advanced' otosclerosis have a profound bilateral hearing loss, with apparently no cochlear reserve measured by standard clinical audiometers. These patients have no benefit from a powerful hearing aid, have severe feedback problems and the cochlear implant may be the only solution. A total of 12 stapedotomies were performed in 8 patients with far-advanced or very far-advanced otosclerosis, with satisfactory results, improved air conduction thresholds and improved cochlear function and speech discrimination. Stapedotomy is a useful procedure for patients with far-advanced otosclerosis which improves patient's hearing to levels where they can benefit from less powerful hearing aids with fewer feedback problems, compared to no measurable preoperative hearing aid benefit. It also spares those patients being submitted to cochlear implantation.
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