Semont liberatory maneuver is the most successful therapy for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and improves patients' quality of life. Diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers are easy to perform and should be part of the medical knowledge of every general practitioner and geriatrician.

VEMPs response rate was 100% with both air-conducted logon and click, while l-VEMPs showed a higher response rate (79%) in comparison with c-VEMPs (21%) with bone-conducted stimuli. A significant (p<0.05) increase of P1, N1 and P1-N1 amplitude and augmented P1 and N1 latencies were noticed in l-VEMPs with respect to c-VEMPs.

The results show that stapedoplasty offers greater improvement in quality of life for selected adults aged 60 and older than for younger adults. The operation also appears to be as safe for adults aged 60 and older as for younger adults. Stapedoplasty provides subjects with satisfactory social hearing level (hearing capacity sufficient for normal social relations) and slows the progression of otosclerosis. Providing older patients with good auditory functionality improves their state of health, quality of life, and cognitive processes.

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