AB33
category
Otosclerosis
Definition
Otosclerosis is a genetically mediated metabolic bone disease that affects the otic capsule and stapes. It is an autosomal dominant disorder with varying penetrance and expressivity. Usually symptomatic hearing loss from otosclerosis develops early in the third decade of life, although onset in the teenage years does occur.
Inclusions
- otospongiosis
Also indexed as
Cochlear otosclerosisOtosclerosisOtosclerosis involving otic capsuleOtosclerosis involving oval window, nonobliterativeOtosclerosis involving oval window, obliterativeOtosclerosis involving round windownonobliterative otosclerosisobliterative otosclerosisotospongiosis