The Rise and Fall of Otosclerosis: A Population-based Study of Disease Incidence Spanning 70 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although it is commonly held that otosclerosis has become increasingly uncommon over recent decades, no population-based data exist to characterize this trend. Moreover, because most large epidemiologic databases within the United States primarily include cancer data, even the modern incidence of otosclerosis is unknown. The chief objective of the current work was to characterize the trend in the incidence of otosclerosis over 70 years using the unique resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project.

Study design

Population-based study.

Patients

Residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota diagnosed with otosclerosis.

Main outcome measure

Disease incidence from 1950 to 2017.

Results

From 1950 to 2017, 614 incident cases of otosclerosis were identifie

SUBMITTER: Marinelli JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055300 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature