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Is the stapes surgery for otosclorosis worth it?
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The Shea Clinic in Memphis is world renowned for otosclerosis surgery. Their founder invented the surgery. I had my surgery in Buffalo NY by Dr Irwin Ginsberg - also world renowned but now retired. I was able to hear again without aids for 15 years. Then had to have aids. I went to Shea Clinic to be tested for repeat surgery but Dr Shea tested me and said there was not enough positive result to again do the surgery. I am 86. Otosclerosis is hereditary. both my Mother and my Grandmother had it. fortunately none of my 4 children or 5 grandchildren have been afflicted.
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@lyndakr I also had positive results from my 2 stapedectomies 20 years ago (they were 5 years apart) that helped me go from hearing nothing in the damaged ear to being able to hear again, though my inner ear damage was bad enough that I had to start to wear powerful hearing aids right away. Continued to do that until left ear took a nosedive on the last audiogram causing me to have to get a cochlear implant last year. But the stapedectomies allowed me to live somewhat normal life for 20 years before I retired.