[The choice of the stapes surgical style in treatments of the otosclerosis].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the effects of the stapes surgery on treatment of the otosclerosis to find out the more suitable surgical style.

METHOD: 71 cases including 31 cases with stapes lifting surgery, 34 cases with partial stapcdectomy, 6 cases with total stapedectomy were summed.

RESULT: Both the stapes lifting surgery and partial stapedectomy have steady effects on hearing level for a short or long time.

CONCLUSION

The stapes lifting surgery should be adopted as the first surgical style for it is easier and the vestibular reaction is slighter. It will not affect the following surgical process even the two crura are broken.