Otosclerosis
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Otosclerosis is a form of bone overgrowth in the middle ear that causes progressive hearing loss. The sense of balance may also be impaired. The cause is unknown. Treatment options include surgery and hearing aids.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Ear_problems_-_otosclerosis?OpenDocument
otosclerosis & stapedectomy with many links and a summary for each link. Excellent research and information site.
http://www.audiologynet.com/otosclerosis-stapedectomy.html
Learn about otosclerosis and hearing loss.
http://deafness.about.com/cs/etiology/a/otosclerosis.htm
http://www.healthopedia.com/otosclerosis/
House Clinic specializes in treating hearing and is committed to your COMPLETE CARE: from your hearing evaluation to your hearing aid fitting or surgical procedures to your regular check-ups.
http://www.houseearclinic.com/otosclerosis.htm
"Otosclerosis
http://www.meei.harvard.edu/shared/oto/otoscler.php
Otosclerosis is one of the most common causes of progressive deafness in young adults.
http://www.hear-it.org/page.dsp?forside=yes&area=154
Information about an ear disese which impairs hearing and causes dizziness.
http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/hearing/otoscler.html
http://cchs-dl.slis.ua.edu/patientinfo/otorhinolaryngology/ear/inner-ear/otosclerosis.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001036.htm
Otosclerosis is a degenerative disease of ear bone in which the consistency of the
sound-conducting bones changes from hard, mineralized bone to spongy,
immature bone tissue (otosclerosis is also called <i>otospongiosis</i>).
This causes a buildup of excess bone tissue around the stapes,
immobilizing the stapes and preventing sound from being conducted...
http://www.entcolumbia.org/otoscler.htm
A small review of clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of otosclerosis.
http://www.medstudents.com.br/otor/otor6.htm
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otosclerosis.asp
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/HealthGate/11639.html
http://www.michiganear.com/library/brochures/otosclerosis/
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/2336.html
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/hearing/otosclerosis.cfm
http://depts.washington.edu/hearing/otosclerosis.html
http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/volume\\%20VI\\%202/OTOSCLEROSIS.ASP
http://www.bcm.edu/oto/otologyprimer/otosclerosis/Otosclerosis.html
http://www.boystownhospital.org/parents/info/genetics/otos.asp
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Wikipedia-Article "Otosclerosis"
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| ICD-10 code: | H80 | |
| ICD-9 code: | 387 | |
Otosclerosis is a hearing condition in which the stapes in the ear becomes attached to the surrounding bone by an abnormal bone growth. Sound transmission is progressively impaired so that hearing in the affected ear deteriorates.
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Treatment
The condition can be cured by having a stapedectomy. This procedure involves bypassing the stuck stapes by making a hole through it to the outer chamber of the inner ear and placing an artificial bone from the still moveable healthy hearing bones through the hole to the inner ear.
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References in popular culture
During the first three seasons of the CBS TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Gil Grissom suffered from otosclerosis, which he inherited from his mother. During the show's fourth season, Grissom underwent a stapedectomy to correct it.
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