Otosclerosis

3.12.1 Review the histopathology of this disease.

3.12.2 Discuss the etiology of otosclerosis.

3.12.3 What is “Schwarze’s sign”? 

3.12.4 Discuss the epidemiology of otosclerosis.

3.12.5 What is the clinical presentation of otosclerosis?

3.12.6 You have given a clinic patient the diagnosis of otosclerosis. She is not interested in surgery. What other options does she have?

3.12.7 Discuss stapedectomy vs. stapedotomy

3.12.8 What are the contraindications to surgery for otosclerosis?

3.12.9 You have signed up your first patient for a stapedotomy-drill vs. laser? What types of lasers would you consider?

3.12.10 What is Carhart’s notch and why does it disappear after successful surgery?

3.12.11 What problems might you encounter intra-op and how would you deal with them?

3.12.12 How can superior semicircular canal dehiscence mimic the presentation of otosclerosis, and how you can differentiate between them using audiometric testing preoperatively?