Stapedectomy

This is an operation for a disease called otosclerosis, it is not the only option to treat this disease, other options include wearing a hearing aid or a bone anchored hearing aid. In the operation of stapedectomy the stiffened stapes bone is broken off and replaced by a plastic piston. It is a highly skilled operation and one, which requires experience, and practice and not all ENT surgeons practice this operation. There is a growing tendency to concentrate the expertise in those with a particular interest and talent for this type of fine surgery. Anyone contemplating this sort of operation would be wise to ensure that his surgeon was not an occasional operator but the recipient of referrals from other consultants.