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85th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

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

28.05. - 01.06.2014, Dortmund

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Otosclerosis treatment with CO2 LASER. Our results

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  • 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

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 85. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Dortmund, 28.05.-01.06.2014. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2014. Doc14hnod311

doi: 10.3205/14hnod311, urn:nbn:de:0183-14hnod3119

Published: April 14, 2014

© 2014 Assenova et al.
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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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