Journal Reviews

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Otosclerosis - to scan or not to scan?

7 January 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Neurotology, Otology | computed tomography, middle ear disorders, otology, otosclerosis, stapedectomy

In an era of insidiously reducing thresholds for investigating patients, Maxwell and colleagues pose an important question: is high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) prior to stapes surgery for otosclerosis worthwhile? Their practice typically considers HRCT for cases of suspected otosclerosis presenting...

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The association between pregnancy and otosclerosis could be due to psychosocial factors around parenthood rather than biological factors

7 July 2020 | | Otology | otosclerosis, pregnancy, stapedectomy, claims data

The association between pregnancy and otosclerosis is controversial. If pregnancy physiologically increases the likelihood of otosclerosis progression, then one would expect that there would be a difference between male and female patients with regards to whether having children affects how...