The Epidemiology of Otosclerosis in a British Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse the epidemiology of otosclerosis in a British cohort collected between 2011 and 2017.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Five UK ENT Departments.

Patients

Patients with surgically confirmed otosclerosis.

Main outcome measures

Questionnaire data documented family history of otosclerosis, age of onset, medical history, and information on associated risk factors for 657 patients. Pre and post-surgical pure-tone audiometry was collected for 154 of these patients.

Results

The age of onset, incidence of bilateral disease, tinnitus and vertigo, a higher prevalence of women (65%) than men (35%) are similar to those reported previously for otosclerosis cohorts. No association with measles infection was detected. Patients with a

SUBMITTER: Crompton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314447 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature