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Otosclerosis

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Alternative Names

Otospongiosis


Symptoms
  • Hearing loss
    • Slow hearing loss that continues to get worse
    • Hearing may be better in noisy environments than quiet areas.
  • Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)

Signs and tests

A hearing test (audiometry /audiology) may determine the extent of hearing loss. Temporal-bone CT may be used to distinguish otosclerosis from other causes of hearing loss.


Review Date: 08/03/2006
Reviewed By: Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center atBrooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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