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Long‐term hearing stability after stapedectomy
Author(s) -
Smith Jacob E.,
Lee FuShing,
Lambert Paul R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22289
Subject(s) - south carolina , library science , citation , computer science , political science , public administration
Results: Of 240 surgeries, 158 ears (138 patients) had adequate postoperative audiometric data. A Robinson 4.0-4.5 piston prosthesis was used in 95% of cases and the rate of ABG closure (≤10dB) was 87% in primary cases (96% had ≤15dB ABG). Nearly 90% of patients maintained this level of hearing postoperatively (n=67 pts with audio data >1 year postoperatively, mean f/u of 48.5 months, range 1.2-9.5 years).