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LASER Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis is a condition that causes hearing loss. It happens when a small bone in our middle ear ( stapes) gets fixed at it’s foot plate. Our stapes bone has to vibrate for us to hear well. When it can't do that, sound can't travel from our middle ear to our inner ear. That makes it hard for us to hear. The main symptom of otosclerosis is hearing loss. Sometimes tinnitus and vertigo. This usually gets worse over time. It affects more females than males and mostly it’s hereditary. It can be diagnosed clinically and with a simple hearing test. It can be treated surgically by LASER stapedotomy. It’s a well-established surgical technique for treating conductive hearing loss due to otosclerosis. The procedure creates a tiny opening in the stapes to secure a prosthetic. The CO2 laser allows the surgeon to create very small, precisely placed hole without increasing the temperature of the inner ear fluid, whilst decreasing the risk of footplate fracture, making this an extremely safe surgical solution. The duration of hospitalisation is one day and patient can be discharged next day.