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Transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions following successful stapes surgery. 2001

M Herzog, and W E Shehata-Dieler, and R Dieler

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 11, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.

BACKGROUND The effect of stapes surgery on the recording of otoacoustic emissions is unknown. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the success of stapes surgery by using acoustically evoked otoacoustic emissions as an objective and fast method for postoperative hearing evaluation. METHODS Transient evoked (TEOAE) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) were measured consecutively in otosclerosis patients before as well as 3 and 6 months after stapes surgery. RESULTS Air-bone gaps in the pure-tone audiograms were significantly reduced in all patients. TEOAEs and DPOAEs were not measurable preoperatively and were only evident in one patient postoperatively with low amplitudes in a narrow frequency range. CONCLUSIONS Despite a subjective hearing improvement and a significant reduction of the conductive loss, otoacoustic emissions are only rarely evident after successful stapes surgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010040	Otosclerosis	Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.	Otospongiosis,Otoscleroses,Otospongioses
D011182	Postoperative Care	The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006314	Hearing Loss, Conductive	Hearing loss due to interference with the mechanical reception or amplification of sound to the COCHLEA. The interference is in the outer or middle ear involving the EAR CANAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; or EAR OSSICLES.	Conductive Hearing Loss
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000158	Acoustic Impedance Tests	Objective tests of middle ear function based on the difficulty (impedance) or ease (admittance) of sound flow through the middle ear. These include static impedance and dynamic impedance (i.e., tympanometry and impedance tests in conjunction with intra-aural muscle reflex elicitation). This term is used also for various components of impedance and admittance (e.g., compliance, conductance, reactance, resistance, susceptance).	Audiometry, Impedance,Electroacoustic Impedance Tests,Impedance Tests, Acoustic,Tympanometry,Acoustic Impedance Test,Electroacoustic Impedance Test,Impedance Audiometry,Impedance Test, Acoustic,Impedance Test, Electroacoustic,Impedance Tests, Electroacoustic,Test, Acoustic Impedance,Test, Electroacoustic Impedance,Tests, Acoustic Impedance,Tests, Electroacoustic Impedance
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults