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Does stapes surgery improve tinnitus in patients with otosclerosis?

Ismi, Onur; Erdogan, Osman; Yesilova, Mesut; Ozcan, Cengiz; Ovla, Didem; Gorur, Kemal.

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.); 83 (5), 2017

Abstract Introduction: Otosclerosis (OS) is the primary disease of the human temporal bone characterized by conductive hearing loss and tinnitus. The exact pathogenesis of tinnitus in otosclerosis patients is not known and factors affecting the tinnitus outcome in otosclerosis patients are still controv...

Audiometría de Tonos Puros, Otosclerosis/complicaciones, Otosclerosis/cirugía, Complicaciones Posoperatorias, Cirugía del Estribo, Acúfeno/clasificación, Acúfeno/etiología, Acúfeno/cirugía, Resultado del Tratamiento

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Tinnitus prevalence in the city of São Paulo

INTRODUCTION: The public and private health care in the city of São Paulo has no data on tinnitus prevalence. OBJECTIVE: Determine tinnitus prevalence in São Paulo city. STUDY DESIGN: Series study. METHODS: Cross-sectional study by field questionnaire with 1960 interviews. Predictor variables included ...