What is Otosclerosis?

What is Otosclerosis?

• Otosclerosis: Genetic ear bone disorder.
• Otosclerosis: The formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule. The ossicles can become fixed and unable to transmit sound vibrations, thereby causing deafness.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Otosclerosis: hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Otosclerosis: Introduction

Types of Otosclerosis:

Broader types of Otosclerosis:

• Ear conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Autosomal Genetic Diseases
• Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases
• Dominant Genetic Diseases
• Ear and hearing conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Otosclerosis?

Prevalance of Otosclerosis: as many as 10% of Caucasians have the condition but most do not get symptoms; about 1 in 100 cases actually lose hearing from otosclerosis
Prevalance Rate of Otosclerosis: approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Otosclerosis: as many as 10% of Caucasians have the condition but most do not get symptoms.
Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Otosclerosis: approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA [about data]

Who gets Otosclerosis?

Patient Profile for Otosclerosis: Usually diagnosed age 15-30

Gender Profile for Otosclerosis: More common in women

How serious is Otosclerosis?

Complications of Otosclerosis: see complications of Otosclerosis

What causes Otosclerosis?

Causes of Otosclerosis: see causes of Otosclerosis
Risk factors for Otosclerosis: see risk factors for Otosclerosis

What are the symptoms of Otosclerosis?

Symptoms of Otosclerosis: see symptoms of Otosclerosis

Complications of Otosclerosis: see complications of Otosclerosis

Duration of Otosclerosis: Progression of hearing loss may take as long as 10 to 15 years

Can anyone else get Otosclerosis?

More information: see contagiousness of Otosclerosis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Otosclerosis

Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.

Otosclerosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Otosclerosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Otosclerosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Otosclerosis: see treatments for Otosclerosis
Research for Otosclerosis: see research for Otosclerosis

Society issues for Otosclerosis

Hospitalization statistics for Otosclerosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Otosclerosis:

• 0.007% (862) of hospital consultant episodes were for otosclerosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for otosclerosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for otosclerosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for otosclerosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for otosclerosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for otosclerosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Otosclerosis:

Organs and body systems related to Otosclerosis include:

• Ear

Name and Aliases of Otosclerosis

Main name of condition: Otosclerosis

Class of Condition for Otosclerosis: genetic autosomal dominant

Otosclerosis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Otosclerosis:

• Conductive deafness
• Sensorineral deafness
• Vander Hoeve syndrome
• Otitis media
• Glue ear
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Paracetamol
• Chronic otitis media
• Radical mastectomy
• Temporal lobe abscess
• Sensorineural deafness
• Autosomal dominant disorder
• Audiometry
• Van der Hoeve's syndrome
• Stapedectomy
• Hearing aids
• Biphosphonate medications

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