[Surgical treatment of otosclerosis].
A significant step forward in otosclerosis surgery was made in 1956 with the advent of stapedectomy. This led to a significant reduction in surgical complications and to a high level of patient satisfaction. Hearing aids are the alternative to surgery, and have themselves undergone considerable technical improvements. In advanced otosclerosis, cochlear implants can improve hearing when stapes surgery and a conventional hearing aid are inadequate. These advances are modifying the surgical indications.
Legent
François
F
Service ORL et chirurgie cervicofaciale, CHU Rouen.
Avenard
Marc
M
Andrieu-Guitrancourt
Jérôme
J
Bordure
Philippe
P
Marie
Jean-Paul
JP
D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome