What is the treatment for otosclerosis?
The primary treatment for otosclerosis is surgery. Surgical treatment for otosclerosis has been around since before 1900, with the modern era of otosclerosis surgery beginning in 1952. Since that time, a number of procedures and modifications have been devised to correct the problem of stapes fixation. Today, most otosclerosis surgery involves removing part (and sometimes all) of the stapes and replacing it with a prosthesis. In a surgical procedure called stapedectomy (or more correctly stapedotomy), the top portion of the stapes bone is removed by breaking it or vaporizing it with a LASER. The bottom part, or footplate, of the stapes remains fixed in place by the otosclerosis. A small hole is then drilled in the footplate . A small prosthesis is then inserted into the hole and attached to the incus. One of the most common prostheses used looks like a small piston with a wire attached to the top. The piston goes into the hole in the stapes footplate and the wire is hooked onto the inc
