Objectives Because there is no validated speech audiometry word list in Albanian, the aim of this study was to create and evaluate lists of words in normal hearing children and young adults. Methods In total, 20 lists of 10 spondaic disyllabic words were created, taking into account the idiosyncrasies of the Albanian language. Eighty-three young adults and 86 children were included. For each ear, the difference between the speech recognition threshold (SRT) and the pure tone average threshold (PTA) was calculated. The psychometric function slope was also calculated. Results The difference between the SRT and PTA was 3.2±2.1dB in adults and 3.3±2.4dB in children. A value ≤7dB was observed in 93% of adults and 92% of children. The psychometric function slope was 7.3%/dB in adults and 7.9%/dB in children. Conclusion Speech audiometry in the Albanian language can now be performed using the lists defined in the present study.

1. We focused on 175 patients operated on for otosclerosis. There were 89 in group 1 (preoperative 4000 Hz BC threshold better than 2000 Hz) and 86 in group 2 (preoperative 2000 Hz BC threshold better than 4000 Hz). 2. Preoperatively, there was no significant difference in terms of average bone conduction (BC) thresholds, average air conduction (AC) thresholds and air-bone gap (ABG) between the two groups. 3. Three months and 1 year after surgery, group 1 had better audiometric outcomes than group 2 in terms of average AC and BC thresholds and ABG. 4. Postoperative BC gain was better in group 1 than group 2, particularly at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz. 5. When the 4000 Hz BC threshold was preoperatively impaired (group 2), it was not worsened after stapes surgery. This was not the case in group 1.

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