Long-term Audiometric Outcomes After Atresiaplasty for Congenital Aural Atresia

Conclusions: All patients enjoyed improvement in AC PTA after surgery (preoperative minus the best postoperative PTA, mean = 34 dB, range = 3.3–52 dB). Hearing declined by an average 8.2 dB over the long-term leaving a final average AC PTA of 37.4 dB HL. Sixty-four percent of patients exhibited stable (
Source: Otology and Neurotology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: PEDIATRIC OTOLOGY Source Type: research