%0 Journal Article
%T Stapes Surgery for Profound Hearing Loss Secondary to Otosclerosis
%A Abir Mukherjee
%A Jeremy A. Lavy
%A Joseph G. Manjaly
%A Louis Dwyer-Hemmings
%A Robert Nash
%J Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
%@ 1942-7522
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0145561319834540
%X The objective of this study is to evaluate stapes surgery in patients with otosclerosis and ˇ°profoundˇ± hearing loss. This means they meet hearing threshold criteria for cochlear implantation (CI). We performed a retrospective study and patient questionnaire. The results from 33 patients (35 ears) were recorded (mean age: 63.6, range: 40-85). The primary outcome measure was hearing thresholds recorded before and after surgery at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4 kHz. Hearing thresholds at 2 and 4 kHz were also analyzed. Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) was used in 21 patients to assess life quality changes. Hearing thresholds improved in 80% of ears (mean improvement, 26.3 dB), were unchanged in 11.4%, and worsened in 8.6%. Mean GBI score was +20.7. Hearing aid use decreased in 23.8% and ceased in 28.6%. One patient subsequently underwent CI. For patients with profound otosclerosis, stapes surgery provides a quantitative improvement in hearing thresholds and improvement in quality of life, with reduced reliance on hearing aids. This avoids CI, auditory rehabilitation, and a change in quality and tonality of sound
%K otosclerosis
%K stapes surgery
%K hearing loss
%K quality of life
%K audiometry
%K pure tone
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0145561319834540