Review of the recent literature reveals that there have been no cases reported in which vertigo accompanied by otosclerosis has been successfully treated by stapes mobilization, although Jordan presented one such case in his course on Ménière's disease at the 1957 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Jack mentioned relief of vertigo by stapedectomy, but he did not state that it was accompanied by otosclerosis.
Report of Case
A 57-year-old white man was admitted to the Temple University Medical Center on Sept. 23, 1958, with the chief complaint of severe dizziness.PURE TONE AUDIOGRAM 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000Pre- and postoperative air-conduction levels and postoperative bone-conduction level.