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OTOSCLEROSIS - Coggle Diagram
OTOSCLEROSIS
POST OPERATIVE CARE
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Keep the ear dry, ( don't pour any drop of water)
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If you should notice any swelling, redness or excessive pain report to the health care worker.
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
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Ringing , buzzing, or hissing sound in the ears.
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CAUSES OF OTOSCLEROSIS
If one of the bones in the middle ear, the stapes, becomes stuck in place.
This bone is unable to vibrate, sound is unable to travel through the ear and hearing becomes impaired.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Otosclerosis is a localized bone remodeling process that occurs in the vicinity of the otic capsule.
The otic capsule and the ossicles form from cartilaginous anlage by endochondral calcification; the calcification process is complete by age 1 year.
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