Auditory results following stapes surgery in 26 patients with otosclerosis >60 years of age at the time of surgery were compared with those obtained in 140 patients <60 years undergoing stapes surgery during the same time period. Stapedotomy was performed in all cases. The mean follow-up period was 29 months. Hearing results as judged by postoperative air-bone gaps were as good in the older age group as in the younger patients. Moreover, complications of surgery, such as postoperative formation of perilymphatic fistula, did not occur more frequently in elderly vs younger patients. On the basis of the results obtained, it is concluded that stapes surgery should be offered to elderly patients with the same indications as younger patients with otosclerosis.
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