Home > Medical Reference > Encyclopedia (English)
Toggle: English / Spanish
Do Not Remove This Text
Related Content
Otosclerosis - Symptom
Alternative Names
Otospongiosis
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.
- Reviewed last on: 8/3/2006
- Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center atBrooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Email this Page
Print this Page