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Also, stapedotmy vs stapedectomy? Is this something that can only be determined during the exploratory surgery? If taste sensation is affected due to nerve damage, ... If the surgeon is doing nerve damage on the way to a stapedectomy, is that just poor skill? I am 50 and debating between surgery, or starting on hearing aids.
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www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Stapedectomy.html
www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Stapedectomy.html
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Stapedectomy is a surgical procedure in which the innermost bone (stapes) of the three bones (the stapes, the incus, and the malleus) of the middle ear is removed, and replaced with a small plastic tube of stainless-steel wire (a prosthesis) to improve ... temporary change in taste (due to nerve damage) or lack of taste...
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medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/stapedectomy
medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/stapedectomy
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A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure of the middle ear performed to improve hearing due to a problem with the stapes bone. ... a large loss of hearing due to nerve damage (sensorineural hearing loss)
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www.allianceent.net/index.php?section=9&pid=82
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If a person has a perforated ear drum or repeated ear infections, these problems may cause a problem for a stapedectomy. People with a loss of hearing due to nerve damage (sensorineural hearing loss) need to understand that this will limit the effectiveness of surgery to return to normal hearing.
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www.allianceent.net/webfiles/upload/img/pdfs/aboutStape...
www.allianceent.net/webfiles/upload/img/pdfs/aboutStapedectomy.pdf
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Stapedectomy - Looking for a Recommendation for a Surgeon Hearing Disorders ... After completing hearing testing (3 times), I have been told that I do not appear to have any nerve damage and am a very good candidate for stapedectomy surgery.
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www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=655519
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A stapedectomy does not require any incisions on the outside of the body, as the entire procedure is performed through the ear canal. With the patient under local or general anesthesia, the surgeon opens the ear canal and folds the eardrum forward. ... temporary change in taste (due to nerve damage) or lack of taste...
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www.healthline.com/galecontent/stapedectomy-1?print=tru...
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Very rarely, nerve damage occurs from stapedectomy operations. This could result in weakness, pain and numbness over half the face and the inability to move the muscles of half the face. Nerve damage can also cause permanent loss of hearing and deafness.
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www.entmaine.com/spape.html
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Visual evoked potentials are used to diagnose visual losses due to optic nerve damage, especially from multiple sclerosis. They are also useful to diagnose "hysterical blindness," in which loss of vision is not due to any nerve damage. ... I have nerve damage in my right ear from a stapedectomy gone bad. Now I have...
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/457053
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The more extensive damage may require removal of the entire stapes footplate, while a small focus of disease allows for removal of less tissue. In Stapedectomy, the ear drum is turned forward and the fixed stapes is removed. ... Damage of the facial nerve...
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www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Stapedectomy_for_Otoscler...
www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Stapedectomy_for_Otosclerosis_a193.html
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