Stapedotomy Versus Cochlear Implantation for Far Advanced Otosclerosis: Insights From a Patient With Matched Preoperative and Postoperative Function.

Objective: To examine patient preference after stapedotomy versus cochlear implantation in a unique case of a patient with symmetrical profound mixed hearing loss and similar postoperative speech perception improvement.

Patients: An adult patient with bilateral symmetrical far advanced otosclerosis, with profound mixed hearing loss.

Intervention: Stapedotomy in the left ear, cochlear implantation in the right ear.