STAPEDECTOMY

Course overview

THE GOAL OF ANY STAPES PROCEDURE IS TO RESTORE THE VIBRATION OF FLUIDS WITHIN THE COCHLEA; INCREASING COMMUNICATION SECONDARY TO INCREASING SOUND AMPLIFICATION, BRINGING HEARING LEVELS TO ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLDS. PERFORMING A STAPEDECTOMY SERVES AS A WAY TO RE-ESTABLISH SOUND TRANSMISSION THROUGH AN OSSICULAR CHAIN THAT HAS LIKELY BEEN STIFFENED THROUGH THE DISEASE PROCESS KNOWN AS OTOSCLEROSIS, WHICH HAS CAUSED A CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS. THE MOST VITAL FACTOR FOR A SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OUTCOME IS THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SURGEON WHO IS UTILIZING THE EVER-CHANGING TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THIS FIELD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF OTOSCLEROSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE USE OF STAPEDECTOMY AND THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING THIS CONDITION.