Otosclerosis Flashcards
1
Q
Epidemiology
A
most common cause of progressive deafness in young adults.
2
Q
Inheritance pattern
A
Autosomal dominant
3
Q
Bone around the base of the […] becomes thickened and eventually fuses with the bone of the […].
This prevents the stapes natural function as a piston onto the cochlea and conduction progressively gets […] until a maximal […] hearing loss of […] is reached.
A
Bone around the base of the stapes becomes thickened and eventually fuses with the bone of the cochlea.
This prevents the stapes natural function as a piston onto the cochlea and conduction progressively gets worse until a maximal conductive hearing loss of 60dB is reached
4
Q
Mx
A
Hearing aids
Stapedectomy
