Iurato S, Ettorre G C, Onofri M, Davidson C
Department of Bioacoustics, University of Bari, Italy.
Am J Otol. 1992 Sep;13(5):482-7.
The term very far-advanced otosclerosis is proposed to indicate otosclerotic patients with both bone and air conduction thresholds nonmeasurable on a standard clinical audiometer (blank audiogram). Three of these patients have undergone stapedotomy with satisfactory results. This confirms that cochlear implantation is not the best treatment for all profoundly deaf patients at least with implants available today. Some of the patients with a blank audiogram are better off with exploratory tympanotomy and stapedotomy.
提出“极重度耳硬化症”这一术语，用以指在标准临床听力计上骨导和气导阈值均无法测量的耳硬化症患者（听力图空白）。其中3例患者接受了镫骨切除术，效果满意。这证实了至少就目前可用的植入物而言，人工耳蜗植入并非对所有极重度聋患者都是最佳治疗方法。一些听力图空白的患者接受探查性鼓室切开术和镫骨切除术效果更好。
