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Treatment of Far-Advanced Otosclerosis: Stapedotomy Plus Hearing Aids to Maximize the Recovery of Auditory Function—A Retrospective Case Series

Authors :
Giampietro Ricci
Salvatore Ferlito
Valeria Gambacorta
Mario Faralli
Pietro De Luca
Alfredo Di Giovanni
Arianna Di Stadio
Source :
Healthcare, Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages: 676
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Far-advanced otosclerosis (FAO) refers to severe otosclerosis with scarce auditory functions. The identification of the best method to correctly listen to sound and speech has a large impact on patients’ quality of life. We retrospectively analyzed the auditory function of 15 patients affected by FAO who were treated with stapedectomy plus hearing aids independent of the severity of their auditory deficit before surgery. The combination of surgery and hearing aids allowed excellent recovery of the perception of pure tone sounds and speech. Four patients, because of poor auditory thresholds, needed a cochlear implant after stapedectomy. Despite being based on a small sample of patients, our results suggest that stapedotomy plus hearing aids could improve the auditory capacities of patients with FAO independent of their auditory thresholds at T0. The careful selection of patients is fundamental to obtain the best outcomes.

Details

ISSN :
22279032
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Healthcare
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d9f2acd098ffe08a276bafe4773d5fe1
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050676