Incidence of Diagnosed Clinical Otosclerosis

The influence of measles vaccination on the incidence of otosclerosis in Germany

“…Clinically, females are aVected twice as often as males [11,12]. The conductive component of hearing loss in otosclerosis can be successfully eliminated by removing the Wxed stapes and insertion of a stapes prosthesis.…”

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence with concomitant otosclerosis—A literature review and case discussion

“…The prevalence of otosclerosis differs as a function of the diagnostic method. Clinically, otosclerosis affects about 1% of the general population, as calculated by retrospective cohorts, and even archeological material .…”

“…The suspicion of concomitant superior semicircular canal dehiscence was raised after the absence of hearing improvement and/or vestibular symptoms developed in five and three patients, respectively. Four patients did not undergo surgical treatment (cases 7,9,13,14) because the medical team assumed that the surgery would result with no hearing gain due to the 3rd window. Three patients underwent five revision surgeries, due to the absence of hearing loss improvement (two patients) and/or vestibular symptoms (two patients; Table 1).…”

“…Because of the rarity of symptomatic superior semicircular canal dehiscence and the fact only about half of the otosclerotic ears undergo stapes operation, the combination of otosclerosis with post‐stapedectomy apparent superior semicircular canal dehiscence is rare. As a result, publications of clinical cases are restricted to several case reports and small series, summed up to 12 patients (13 ears) .…”

Chromosomal Mapping and Phenotypic Characterization of Hereditary Otosclerosis Linked to the OTSC4 Locus

“…Twelve members of the family manifested different forms of HL characteristic of otosclerosis ( Figure 1), with a 2:1 female preponderance (8 females and 4 males), which is concordant with the incidences published elsewhere. 16,25 In 3 individuals (IV:4, IV:8, and IV:14) otosclerosis was surgically confirmed. The other affected family members were included according to the criteria described in the "Methods" section.…”