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Otosclerosis - Coggle Diagram
Otosclerosis
Pathophysiology
Also called hardening of the ear
results from abnormal formation of spongy bone along stapes in middle ear
leading to conductive hearing loss
stapes become immobile preventing vibrations as sound transmission
otosclerosis usually affect both ears
Signs and symptoms
Hearing loss
Buzzing the ear
Headache and earache
Dizziness
Definition
whereby bone in the middle ear grow abnormally
keep ear from working well causing hearing loss
Treatment
Hearing aid
to amplifies sound
Stapedectomy
inserting prosthetic devise into middle ear to bypass abnormal bone and restore hearing
Causes
Genetic factors
References
Batson et al , 2017