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A report on quality-of-life outcomes following transmastoid plugging of superior semicircular canal dehiscence in a newly established service in a UK hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2022

M H Hussain Open the ORCID record for M H Hussain [Opens in a new window] ,
R Irving  and
P Baruah
M H Hussain*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
R Irving
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
P Baruah
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
*
Author for correspondence: Mr M H Hussain, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, 3rd Floor Balmoral Building, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK E-mail: mohammed.hussain@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the quality-of-life outcomes following transmastoid plugging of semicircular canal dehiscence in a newly established service in a UK hospital.

Method

Quality-of-life outcomes were measured using the Glasgow benefit Inventory score in three patients who underwent transmastoid plugging for superior semicircular canal dehiscence between September 2019 and March 2020. Patients also completed pre- and post-operative symptomatic questionnaires and vestibular-evoked myogenic potential testing.

Results

All three patients reported an improvement in overall quality-of-life outcomes with a mean overall Glasgow Benefit Inventory score of +37 (range, +22.2–66.6). There were no immediate post-operative complications and hearing was preserved in all patients.

Conclusion

This study reported an initial successful experience with transmastoid plugging of superior semicircular canal dehiscence. In all patients, improvement in quality-of-life measures and symptoms was reported.

Keywords

OtolaryngologySemicircular CanalsVertigo

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 137 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 51 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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