ENT conditions (Mr Gaurav Kumar)

  Stapes Surgery: Restoring Hearing Loss Caused by Otosclerosis If you have noticed a gradual decline in your hearing, particularly difficulty hearing low-pitched sounds or whispers, you may be experiencing otosclerosis . This condition occurs when the smallest bone in the human body—the stapes (stirrup) bone in the middle ear—becomes "fixed" or stuck in place, preventing sound vibrations from reaching the inner ear. Stapes surgery , or stapedotomy, is a delicate and highly successful procedure designed to bypass this blockage and restore natural hearing. This guide explains the symptoms of otosclerosis and what to expect from a specialist surgical assessment. What is Otosclerosis? Otosclerosis is an abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear. It primarily affects the stapes bone, which must vibrate freely for you to hear clearly. When this bone becomes fixed, it creates "conductive hearing loss." It often begins in one ear but frequently progresses to affect both. S...