Please can you give a brief overview of otosclerosis? How much was previously known about the way the condition can be inherited? Otosclerosis is a common cause of hearing loss, particularly amongst ...

First The Bill's Graham Cole struggled with the nightmare of tinnitus. Then the actor was told by his doctor: You will go totally deaf: Late at night, actor Graham Cole was kept awake by a persistent, ...

THE relation of pregnancy to otosclerosis, the indication for abortion and the effect of abortion on the progress of the disease are topics that have rarely been discussed in the English medical ...

Mr. Shankar, a 24-year-old man, faced years of undetected hearing loss caused by otosclerosis, where the stapes bone hardens, impeding hearing. After a successful stapedectomy, his hearing was ...

Otosclerosis is one of many hearing disorders found only in humans, affecting the otic capsule. It occurs when the joints between the ossicles in the middle ear become hardened with age. The formation ...

Hearing loss is the most frequent symptom of otosclerosis. The loss may appear very gradually. Many people with otosclerosis first notice that they cannot hear low-pitched sounds or that they can no ...

If you've ever experienced ringing in your ears, there's a strong chance you've Googled one question: do I have tinnitus? The symptom affects about 30 per cent of people at least once in their lives, ...

A 19-year-old student presented to his GP shortly after starting his first term at the local university. He described a five-year history of gradually progressive hearing loss, originally in his right ...