otosclerosis/potassium

OBJECTIVE To compare short-term hearing results in patients undergoing laser stapedotomy for primary otosclerosis using either the flexible potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) or CO(2) laser fiber. METHODS Prospective nonrandomized clinical study at a tertiary referral center. METHODS Two hundred

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of changes within the spiral ligament and stria vascularis on hearing in cochlear otosclerosis, we examined spiral ligament hyalinization, stria vascularis atrophy, and sensory hearing loss in cochlear otosclerosis and described changes in ion transport molecule

OBJECTIVE The primary use for the laser in otosclerosis surgery is to create a stapes footplate fenestration that obviates the need for mechanical footplate removal. Experimental studies that evaluate the potential safety of visible (argon and potassium-titanyl-phosphate [KTP]) and invisible (CO2)

OBJECTIVE Connexin-26 (Cx26) expression is diminished in the spiral ligament of subjects with hearing loss and cochlear otosclerosis (CO). BACKGROUND Human temporal bone (HTB) studies have demonstrated that CO is associated with hyalinization of the spiral ligament. We hypothesize that hyalinization

OBJECTIVE To compare the 3-month postoperative hearing results after laser stapedotomy using a flexible potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) or CO2 laser fiber in patients with primary otosclerosis. METHODS Prospective nonrandomized clinical study. METHODS Tertiary referral center, 862 stapedotomies

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the differences in hearing results and complications between the conventional technique (CT) and potassium titanyl phosphate laser (KTP) laser-assisted stapes surgery that does not involve the manipulation of the foot

Serum biochemistry was monitored in 50 patients with otosclerosis confirmed surgically. Age distribution was 25 to 50 years (mean:30 years), and the group included 8 men. Constants determined were serum sodium, potassium, chlorine, iron, phosphorus, aluminium, magnesium, copper and alkaline

BACKGROUND Otosclerosis is a primary disease of the bony labyrinth. In the course of otosclerosis, abnormal resorption and recalcification of the endochondral layer of the temporal bone is observed. The otosclerotic process most commonly develops in the anterior part of the oval window. MATERIAL AND

OBJECTIVE Auditory testing is not routinely performed within 4-6 weeks after stapedotomy, because hearing acuity is thought to be transiently depressed. In rare circumstances, postsurgical auditory and vestibular complaints may lead one to test hearing soon after stapedotomy. The early postoperative

Objectives: Otosclerosis is a disease process that usually starts around the oval window, causing fixation of the stapes, resulting in conductive hearing loss. Treatment of the conductive hearing loss caused by otosclerosis consists of

OBJECTIVE To describe a novel approach to manage malleus/incus fixation. METHODS Retrospective review of 363 patients with conductive hearing loss operated on since 1996. METHODS Academic tertiary referral center. METHODS Three hundred sixty-three patients with conductive hearing loss, an intact

OBJECTIVE To assess hearing results and complications following primary stapedotomy in otosclerosis patients, comparing different laser types. METHODS Pubmed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Scopus. METHODS A systematic bibliographic search was conducted to identify all original articles,

Objective: Stapes surgery is technically challenging, yet its methodology is not standardized. We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society (AOS) otologists and determine if any common practice patterns exist.