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Otosclerosis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Otospongiosis; Stapedectomy

Symptoms:

Hearing loss
- Slow hearing loss that continues to get worse
- Hearing may be better in noisy environments than quiet areas.
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)

Signs and tests:

A hearing test (audiometry /audiology) may determine the extent of hearing loss. Temporal-bone CT may be used to distinguish otosclerosis from other causes of hearing loss.

Ear anatomy

Reviewed last on: 7/15/2008
Alan Lipkin, MD, Otolargyngologist, private practice, Denver, CO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Battista RA, Wiet RJ, Joy J, Stapedectomy. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006; 39(4):677-97, v-vi.

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