Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients

Background: Otosclerosis (OS) is the most common cause of conductive hearing loss in young population, and we determined incidence of OS among 1st and 2 nd degree relatives of surgically proved otosclerotic patients.
 Methods: In a cross sectional study among 43 surgically proved otoscleroti...

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Main Authors: S Soheilipour, S Nemati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-05-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/309
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description Background: Otosclerosis (OS) is the most common cause of conductive hearing loss in young population, and we determined incidence of OS among 1st and 2 nd degree relatives of surgically proved otosclerotic patients.
 Methods: In a cross sectional study among 43 surgically proved otosclerotic patients, positive family history of OS was determined. In suspicious cases, physical exam, tunning fork tests, and audiometry were performed. We also reviewed medical sheaths of admitted OS patients from 1995 to 2003 in Isfahan university hospitals for family history of OS.
 Results: Among 15 otosclerotic patients (34.88%) with positive family history of OS, 14 individuals of their first and second degree relatives had clinical and audiometric otosclerosis. Among 85 medical record sheaths of otosclerotic patients, 12 patients (27.9 %) had positive family history for OS.
 Conclusions: The incidence of clinical and audiometric otosclerosis among first and second degree relatives of OS patients is nearly similar to the rate of positive family history of our patients, which is relatively lower than other studies.
 Key words: Otosclerosis, family history, first and second degree relatives, hearing loss
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spelling doaj.art-c097dfc6cb164e6abec8628be10e66452022-12-22T01:22:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362006-05-01112116118Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patientsS SoheilipourS NematiBackground: Otosclerosis (OS) is the most common cause of conductive hearing loss in young population, and we determined incidence of OS among 1st and 2 nd degree relatives of surgically proved otosclerotic patients.
 Methods: In a cross sectional study among 43 surgically proved otosclerotic patients, positive family history of OS was determined. In suspicious cases, physical exam, tunning fork tests, and audiometry were performed. We also reviewed medical sheaths of admitted OS patients from 1995 to 2003 in Isfahan university hospitals for family history of OS.
 Results: Among 15 otosclerotic patients (34.88%) with positive family history of OS, 14 individuals of their first and second degree relatives had clinical and audiometric otosclerosis. Among 85 medical record sheaths of otosclerotic patients, 12 patients (27.9 %) had positive family history for OS.
 Conclusions: The incidence of clinical and audiometric otosclerosis among first and second degree relatives of OS patients is nearly similar to the rate of positive family history of our patients, which is relatively lower than other studies.
 Key words: Otosclerosis, family history, first and second degree relatives, hearing losshttp://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/309
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Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
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title Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
title_full Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
title_fullStr Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
title_full_unstemmed Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
title_short Otosclerosis among first and second degree Relatives of Otosclerotic patients
title_sort otosclerosis among first and second degree relatives of otosclerotic patients
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