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Procedure description: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
Patient preparation: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
Recovery: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
Note: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
Conditions: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
Common Synonyms: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy
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| Procedure description: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
A stapedectomy is an outpatient surgical procedure done under local or general anesthesia through the ear canal with an operating microscope. (No outer incisions are made.) It involves removing the immobilized stapes bone and replacing it with a prosthetic device. The prosthetic device allows the bones of the middle ear to resume movement, which stimulates fluid in the inner ear and improves or restores hearing.
Modern-day stapedectomies have been performed since 1956 with a success rate of 90 percent. In rare cases (about one percent of stapedectomies), the procedure may worsen hearing.
Otosclerosis affects both ears in eight out of ten patients. For these patients, ears are operated on one at a time; the worst hearing ear first.
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| Patient preparation: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
An ear specialist must give you a thorough examination and hearing test to determine if you are a candidate for the operation.
The anesthesia service will decide what if any preoperative tests are necessary , ex. Blood count, EKG, chest x-ray, etc.
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| Recovery: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
Most patients return home the evening after surgery and are told to lie quietly on the un-operated ear. Since packing is placed in the ear at the time of surgery, hearing improvement will not be noticed until it is removed about a week after surgery. The ear drum will heal quickly, generally reaching the maximum level of improvement within two weeks.
Following surgery, patients may be asked to refrain from nose blowing, swimming, or other activities that may get water in the operated ear. Normal activities (including air travel) are usually resumed two weeks after surgery.
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| Note: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
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| Conditions: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
| Although the cause is unknown, the tendency to develop otosclerosis is familial. Bilateral otosclerosis (occurring in both ears) occurs more frequently in women than in men, prompting more women than men to seek treatment. The disease can also be exacerbated during pregnancy. |
| Common Synonyms: Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy |
| Otospongiosis , Ear Surgery , Hearing Loss |
