title: [Prognostic value of the study of direct bone conduction in patients with otospongiosis].
abstract: The actual "early" improvement of hearing thresholds following stapedectomy were measured in 100 patients with otospongiosis by use of direct (intraoperative promontory bone stimulation) and conventional bone conduction audiometry prior to surgery. The direct bone conduction technique was usually more predictive in hearing improvement following stapedectomy than conventional bone conduction audiometry. The direct bone conduction seems to be a superior method for assessing hearing in patients with severe otospongiosis compared with conventional bone conduction which does not reflect actual cochlear reserve.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sliwińska-Kowalska
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D001844:Bone Conduction / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Prognostyczne znaczenie badania bezpośredniego przewodnictwa kostnego u chorych na otospongioze.