otosclerosis
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Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle and inner ear where portions of the dense enchondral layer of the bony labyrinth]] remodel into one or more lesions of irregularly-laid spongy bone. As the lesions reach the stapes the bone is resorbed, then hardened (sclerotized), which limits its movement and results in hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo or a combination of these. The term otosclerosis is something of a misnomer: much of the clinical course is characterized by lucent rather than sclerotic bony changes, so the disease is also known as otospongiosis.
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Within Vinony's link graph, otosclerosis is referenced by 108 other articles, and connects out to Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, measles virus and Ludwig van Beethoven.
It is catalogued under topics including Audiology, Diseases of inner ear and Otology.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Otosclerosis
- Medical condition (new).image
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- Medical condition (new).caption
- Chain of ossicles and their ligaments. (Stapes visible near center right.)
- Medical condition (new).field
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Otospongiosis
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Research
6,448 papers- Otosclerosis.Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology · 2011
- Cochlear otosclerosis.Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery · 2010
- Otosclerosis: Temporal Bone Pathology.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2018
- Does pregnancy have an influence on otosclerosis?The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2022
- Otosclerosis.British medical journal · 1978
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Wikidata facts
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- health specialty
- otolaryngology
- ICPC 2 ID
- H83
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_2794
- Commons category
- Otosclerosis
- ICD-9-CM
- 387.8
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C185242
- studied by
- audiology
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Presentation
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Differential testing
- Audiometry
- CT imaging
- Treatment
- Medical
- Surgical
- Amplification
- Society and culture
- Notable cases
- References
- External links
Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle and inner ear where portions of the dense enchondral layer of the bony labyrinth]] remodel into one or more lesions of irregularly-laid spongy bone. As the lesions reach the stapes the bone is resorbed, then hardened (sclerotized), which limits its movement and results in hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo or a combination of these. The term otosclerosis is something of a misnomer: much of the clinical course is characterized by lucent rather than sclerotic bony changes, so the disease is also known as otospongiosis.
==Etymology== The word otosclerosis derives from Greek ὠτός (ōtos), genitive of οὖς (oûs) "ear" + σκλήρωσις (sklērōsis), "hardening".
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