Particular difficulty hearing low, deep sounds and whispers?
Speaking quietly because your voice sounds loud to you?
Normal volume sounds exceptionally loud/Increase hearing in affected ear?
Finding it easier to hear when there’s background noise (unlike many other types of hearing loss)?
Hearing sounds, such as buzzing or humming, that come from inside your body (tinnitus)?
Balance and dizziness?
Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:
Hearing loss
Otosclerosis can cause mild to severe hearing loss, but it very rarely causes total deafness.
Always get a hearing test and do not ignore it
One’s hearing usually gets worse gradually over months or a few years, and may continue to get worse if ignored and left untreated.
Very occasionally, otosclerosis can spread to the inner ear, resulting in a greater level of hearing loss that cannot be improved with surgery.
Surgery
The hearing loss can normally be treated successfully with either hearing aids or surgery (stapedectomy, a surgeon inserts a prosthetic device into the middle ear to bypass the abnormal bone and permit sound waves to travel to the inner ear and restore hearing).
Hearing is improved or restored in around 80 to 90% of people who have surgery.
Complications include:
Losing more or all of your hearing (in about 1 in 100 cases)
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
Detailed Information
Please copy and paste any key words from the title: Otosclerosis in the following respective 'Medtick References and/or Sources' to find out more about the disease (this also may include diagnosis tests and generic medical treatments).
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