Is This Patient Operable?

Forty-eight physicians (68%) indicated that they prefer to do a stapedotomy and 19 (27%) performed mostly stapedectomy.

Conclusions

Even though opinions within the field differ, current standards of practice for these cases can be drawn from these questions and responses. Standards of care might include use of ENG, a trial of diuretics, and a CT scan prior to stapes surgery in patients with a balance problem and hearing loss suggestive of otosclerosis.

This research is under consideration for publication in the journal Otology and Neurotology.

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