AB33
Otosclerosis
Otosclerose
CategoryDefinition
Otosclerosis is a genetically mediated metabolic bone disease that affects the otic capsule and stapes. It is an autosomal dominant disorder with varying penetrance and expressivity. Usually symptomatic hearing loss from otosclerosis develops early in the third decade of life, although onset in the teenage years does occur.
Inclusions
- otospongiosis
Index Terms
OtosclerosisotospongiosisOtosclerosis involving oval window, nonobliterativenonobliterative otosclerosisOtosclerosis involving oval window, obliterativeobliterative otosclerosisCochlear otosclerosisOtosclerosis involving round windowOtosclerosis involving otic capsule