The cochlear component in operated otosclerosis after a mean period of 16 years. A follow-up study.
107 patients operated on for otosclerosis were studied after an average of 16 years after the operation. The mean age-corrected bone thresholds measured after the postoperative stabilization period and at the follow-up examination did not differ significantly. Our results support the opinion that, in cases of operated otosclerosis, the sensorineural component follows the clinical course of presbyacusis.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D001844:Bone Conduction; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*