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Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Published on: January 25, 2016
Otosclerosis in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s
W H Lippy1, L P Berenholz, J M Burkey
1Warren Otologic Group, Ohio 44484, USA.
Educational Objective:
The focus of this paper is on the changing patterns of presentation of otosclerosis over the past 37 years.
Study Design:
Retrospective chart review.
Setting:
Private otology practice.
Patients:
Randomized selection of 400 patients (100 per decade) from 15,372 who underwent stapedectomy over the past four decades.
Outcome Measures:
Extent of cochlear involvement, bilaterality of disease, length of history, degree of hearing loss, and pathological findings are noted.
Results:
The decreasing incidence of footplates necessitating drillouts is discussed. Changing audiometric patterns at presentation such as decreased pure-tone average hearing thresholds and smaller air-bone gaps are also reviewed.
Conclusion:
This review demonstrates the changing patterns of presentation of otosclerosis over the past 37 years and will help guide the stapes surgeon into the year 2000.
