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Long-Term Results of TORP-Vibroplasty
- Source :
- Otology & Neurotology. 36:1054-1060
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE Assessing long-term results of patients treated with total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP)-vibroplasty. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS A total of five patients (two women, three men; mean age, 66 yr) were eligible for evaluation after an average follow-up period of 5.1 years after TORP-vibroplasty. INTERVENTIONS Implantation of an active middle ear device in conjunction with a titanium coupler for oval window placement in patients with chronic middle ear disease with missing stapes suprastructure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Audiometric outcomes and satisfaction of the patients. RESULTS The functional gain was 45.2 and 45.6 dB HL at 6 months and 5.1 years after implantation, respectively. The speech recognition using the Freiburg monosyllabic word test and speech intelligibility showed postoperatively a distinct improvement and revealed no statistically significant change across time for the entire follow-up period. According to the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids questionnaire, the patients stated considerable subjective benefits and satisfaction with the device. CONCLUSION The good outcomes of TORP-vibroplasty in chronic disabled ears are stable. They provide long-term and long-lasting satisfying audiologic results combined with a high satisfaction of the patient. Prerequisite is the stable attachment to the cochlear windows.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychological intervention
Ear, Middle
Audiology
Audiometry
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
Medicine
In patient
Oval Window, Ear
Ear Diseases
Aged
Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural
Retrospective Studies
Stapes
business.industry
Speech Intelligibility
Middle ear disease
Oval window
Total ossicular replacement prosthesis
Long term results
Middle Aged
Sensory Systems
Ossicular Prosthesis
Ossicular Replacement
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Patient Satisfaction
Middle ear
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Noise
business
Bone Conduction
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15317129
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Otology & Neurotology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae6c65c80c651169c42068bccfd40890
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000000737