Contraindications
Contraindications for stapedectomy:
- Poor general condition of the patient.
- Only hearing ear.
- Poor cochlear reserve as shown by poor speech discrimination scores
- Patient with tinnitus and vertigo
- Presence of active otosclerotic foci (otospongiosis) as evidenced by a positive flemmingo sign.
- Conductive deafness due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
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