Condition: Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis is a genetic condition that can cause hearing loss often presenting in the 20’s and 30’s. It is caused by the bone around the stapes (the third bone in the hearing chain – see diagram) furring up so that it becomes progressively immobile. Find out more here.

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What is Otosclerosis?

Otosclerosis is a genetic condition that can cause hearing loss often presenting in the 20’s and 30’s. It is caused by the bone around the stapes (the third bone in the hearing chain – see diagram) furring up so that it becomes progressively immobile. It tends to affect both ears but one may be affected more than the other. Tinnitus can also be a presenting feature. Around 50% of people will have some family history of the disease. The condition may present earlier in women as it is affected by the hormones of pregnancy.


What treatment is available?

Otosclerosis can be treated with:

Stapes Surgery

Stapes surgery can take different forms.  In the older operation of stapedectomy the whole of the stapes is removed and the chain of hearing reconstructed with some form of prosthesis, most commonly a piston.  More commonly these days, stapedotomy is performed where only the top part (superstructure) of the stapes is removed and then a tiny hole is fashioned in the remaining footplate through which a piston is placed to restore continuity of the chain and thus hearing.

Surgery can take place under general or local anaesthetic and is commonly performed as a daycase.  The hearing results can be excellent with very good results possible in over 90% of cases.


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Otosclerosis Specialists

All our private ENT specialists at OneWelbeck in London are leaders in their sub-specialties, providing the highest quality treatment to ensure you receive the best available care.

Mr Jeremy Lavy

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Cochlear Implants, Hearing, Otology, Hearing Loss, Paediatric ENT, Hearing Restoration Surgery, Stapedectomy, Ossiculoplasty, Myringotomy.

Mr Joseph Manjaly

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Microsuction, Otology, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Blocked Ears, Ear Infections, Deafness, Ear wax build-up, Glue Ear, Otitis Media, Otorrhoea, Otalgia, Dizziness, Vertigo, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Perforated Eardrum, Eardrum Retraction, Otosclerosis, Tympanic Membrane Retraction, Cholesteatoma, Meniere’s Disease, Vestibular Neuronitis, Labyrinthitis, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, Stapedectomy, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Insertion, Myringotomy, Grommet Insertion, Bone Conduction Implants, Middle Ear Implants, Tympanomastoidectomy, Blind Sac Closure, Canalplasty, Meatoplasty, Mastoid Cavity Obliteration.

Professor Shakeel Saeed

Consultant Neurotologist & Skull Base Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Hearing, Ear, Nose and Throat, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Vestibular Schwannoma, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Meniere’s Disease, Vertigo, Voice Disorders, Facial Palsy, Glomus Tumour, Facial Nerve Tumours, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence, Neurotology, Otology.

Mr Rupert Obholzer

Consultant Neurotologist & Skull base surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Hearing, Cochlear Implants, Vestibular Schwannoma, Facial Palsy, Otology, Hearing Restoration Surgery, Acoustic Neuroma Surgery, Skull Base Disease, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Repair, Facial Nerve Surgery, Parotid Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery.

Mr Robert Nash

Consultant Otologist & Auditory Implant Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Otology, Hearing, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Ear wax build-up, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Ear Infections, Otitis Media, Dizziness, Vertigo, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Perforated Eardrum, Myringotomy, Cholesteatoma, Tonsillectomy, Meniere’s Disease, Labyrinthitis, Microsuction, Grommet Insertion, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, Stapedectomy, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Insertion, Tympanomastoidectomy, Mastoid Cavity Obliteration.

Mr Nish Mehta

Paediatric and Adult ENT Consultant

Specialist expertise: Balance, Tinnitus, Ears, Otology, Ear, Nose and Throat.

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