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GMS Current Posters in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNOKHC)

ISSN 1865-1038

Otosclerosis treatment with CO2 LASER. Our results

Poster Otologie

  • corresponding author Katya Assenova - ENT Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Ventsislav Tsvetkov - Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Hristo Zlatanov - Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Stefan Stoyanov - Ministry of Interior, Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria

GMS Curr Posters Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014;10:Doc202

doi: 10.3205/cpo000964, urn:nbn:de:0183-cpo0009641

Published: May 19, 2014

© 2014 Assenova et al.
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Outline

Abstract

Otosclerosis is a progressive osteo-destructive disorder of the bony labyrinth in which the fixation of the stapes causes the hearing loss.

The aim of our study was to assess the postoperative hearing results and the incidence of complications and compare them with the literature data.

Methods: We studied 178 patients with conductive hearing loss caused by otosclerosis that underwent CO2 laser surgery at MMA Sofia for a period of 2 years.

Results: The air-bone gap was closed to within 10 dB in 96.6%. No case of cochlear loss (>15 dB) occurred. The incidence of complications and tinnitus was very low.

Conclusion: On the basis of the degree of postoperative hearing improvement, and the incidence of tinnitus and complications it can be concluded that the use of CO2 laser during stapedoplasty is an effective and safe method, justifying the high cost of the equipment.

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