Indicated in the following groups of patients.
- Patients with surgically confirmed Otosclerosis which has shown progressive sensorineural deafness disproportionate with age.
- Patients with pure sensorineural deafness whose family history, age of onset, audiometric pattern and good auditory discrimination indicate the possibility of cochlear Otosclerosis.
- Patients with radiological demonstration by polytomography of spongiotic changes in the cochlear capsule.
- Patients with positive Schwartz sign- (reddish-blue discoloration behind the tympanic membrane) occasionally seen in Otosclerosis. It is present when the Otosclerosis is active when there is increased blood flow to support the new bone growth)
- Pre-operative administration. If there is progression of the cochlear component of hearing loss, fluoride therapy is given before operation.
- Post operative treatment
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