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Stapedectomy: long-term hearing results.

A W Langman1, R K Jackler, F A Sooy

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The Laryngoscope
|August 1, 1991
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Long-term stapedectomy results show progressive hearing loss, with air conduction declining more than bone conduction. However, many patients can delay hearing aid use after successful surgery.

Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Audiology
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Stapedectomy is a surgical procedure to restore hearing in cases of otosclerosis.
  • Initial hearing improvements after stapedectomy often decline over time, necessitating long-term outcome studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term effects of stapedectomy on hearing thresholds and speech intelligibility.
  • To identify factors influencing hearing deterioration after stapedectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 49 stapedectomies performed between 1959 and 1969.
  • Minimum follow-up period of 18 years.
  • Assessment of air conduction (AC) and bone conduction (BC) thresholds, speech discrimination scores (SDS), and speech reception thresholds (SRT).

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Main Results:

  • Progressive deterioration in both AC and BC thresholds over the long term.
  • AC thresholds showed greater decline than BC, leading to recurrent conductive hearing loss.
  • Speech discrimination scores dropped significantly by 16.7% long-term, while SRTs deteriorated by less than 1 dB/year.
  • Higher preoperative SDS predicted better long-term speech discrimination maintenance.
  • Both preoperative and postoperative SRTs predicted the need for hearing amplification.

Conclusions:

  • Hearing loss following stapedectomy progresses over time, exceeding age-related hearing loss (presbycusis).
  • The decline is attributed to recurrent conductive loss rather than cochlear otosclerosis.
  • Despite long-term deterioration, successful stapedectomy can delay the need for hearing amplification.