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Otosclerosis - Coggle Diagram
Otosclerosis
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Symptoms
Ringing, roaring, buzzing or hissing in the ears or head, known as tinnitus
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Possible complications
Infection, dizziness, pain, or a blood clot in the ear after surgery
Funny taste in the mouth or loss of taste to part of the tongue, temporary or permanent.
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Pathophysiology
Especially around the oval window with resulting immobility of joint of the stapes to tinnitus and then deafness.
Fixed stapes cannot vibrate, so sound waves cannot be transmitted to inner ear.
Chronic, progressive deafness due to formation of spongy bone,
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Treatment
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Fluoride, calcium and vitamin D supplements
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