Clinical Study
Flexible Fiber Optic Carbon-Dioxide Laser Assisted Stapedotomy in Otosclerosis
Table 3
Balance function after surgery in patients with laser stapedotomy.
| | Postop day 1 | Postop days 7–10 | | Number of patients | Percentage | Number of patients | Percentage |
| Nystagmus | 11 | 36.6% | None | 0% | Tandem walking | 12 | 40% | 1 | 4% | Past-pointing | None | 0% | None | 0% | Romberg | 15 | 50% | 2 | 6.6% | Additional postop tinnitus | 2 | 8% (25/2) | 1 | 4% (25/1) |
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