Otosclerosis: surgery complication: practice question

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ENT · Otosclerosis: surgery complication

Sample item

What is the most feared complication of stapedotomy?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Sensorineural hearing loss (dead ear)

Inner ear injury leading to profound sensorineural loss, sometimes from reparative granuloma or perilymph leak, is the most serious complication. Taste disturbance from chorda tympani stretch and transient vertigo are more common but less serious.

Option by option

  • A. Taste disturbance

    Chorda tympani taste disturbance is common but minor.

  • B. Sensorineural hearing loss (dead ear) (correct)

    Correct. Dead ear is the most serious complication.

  • C. Mild vertigo

    Mild vertigo is usually transient.

  • D. Tinnitus

    Tinnitus often improves after surgery.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is B, Sensorineural hearing loss (dead ear). Inner ear injury leading to profound sensorineural loss, sometimes from reparative granuloma or perilymph leak, is the most serious complication.

Why is "Taste disturbance" not the answer?

Chorda tympani taste disturbance is common but minor.

Why is "Mild vertigo" not the answer?

Mild vertigo is usually transient.

Why is "Tinnitus" not the answer?

Tinnitus often improves after surgery.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Otosclerosis: surgery complication in ENT. Taste disturbance from chorda tympani stretch and transient vertigo are more common but less serious.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Otosclerosis: surgery complication?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.