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Audiological assessment included pure-tone audiometry (air conduction, bone conduction, air-bone gap) and speech perception tests. Vestibular function was evaluated preoperatively and on postoperative day 7 using electronystagmography, as well as positional and static-coordination tests. An integrated clinicalinstrumental vestibular scale (0-3 points), combining clinical symptoms, Romberg and Fukuda tests, and objective ENG parameters, was applied.\nResults: Spontaneous nystagmus on postoperative day 7 was detected in 26.7% of patients in Group A and in 40% of patients in Group B (p=0.59). The mean postoperative increase in the vestibular score was significantly lower in Group A (0.73 vs 1.23; p=0.02). Both groups demonstrated significant improvement in air-conduction thresholds and reduction of the air-bone gap, with no statistically significant intergroup differences in audiological outcomes.\nConclusions: Both stapedotomy techniques effectively restore hearing in patients with otosclerosis. However, stapedotomy performed with a Skeeter microdrill is associated with less pronounced early postoperative vestibular disturbances compared with the manual perforator. 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