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Stapedectomy following tympanoplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Leonard Berenholz ,
William Lippy ,
John Burkey ,
Arnold Schuring  and
Franklin Rizer
Leonard Berenholz
Affiliation:
Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat, 3893 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484, USA.
William Lippy
Affiliation:
Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat, 3893 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484, USA.
John Burkey
Affiliation:
Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat, 3893 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484, USA.
Arnold Schuring
Affiliation:
Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat, 3893 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484, USA.
Franklin Rizer
Affiliation:
Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat, 3893 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44484, USA.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of stapedectomy in patients who have previously had a tympanoplasty because of chronic otitis media (COM). Fourteen patients from a private otology practice had undergone tympanoplasty for COM and subsequently underwent stapedectomy. Measurements were taken of the air-bone gap (ABG) closure and pure tone average (PTA) which showed hearing improvement. Patients had a mean 36.9 dB PTA hearing gain with 79 per cent closing the ABG to within 20 dB. The need for stapedectomy alone is a rare occurrence for patients with a history of COM requiring a tympanoplasty. Hearing improvement following stapedectomy in these cases was significant, although somewhat less than following traditional stapedectomy in otosclerosis alone.

Keywords

Surgical ProceduresOperativeStapes SurgeryOtitis Media
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 444 - 446
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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