Relationship between short-term and mid-term hearing outcomes after stapedotomy in patients with otosclerosis: an investigation.

Background: Although stapedotomy is effective for patients with clinical otosclerosis, the time of hearing stabilization has not yet been consistent.

Objective: To investigate the relationships between post-operative follow-up times, hearing outcomes, and threshold shift after stapedotomy.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-five patients with clinical otosclerosis that underwent stapedotomy were retrospectively studied.