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Pregnancy and otosclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6883784     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A retrospective study has been made of a sample of 479 women with deafness from otosclerosis, classified according to the number of pregnancies they have had and whether there had been a subjective impression of deterioration of hearing during or immediately after at least 1 pregnancy. The study confirms previous reports that pregnancy does involve a risk of aggravating deafness in clinical otosclerosis. The chance of female patients with bilateral otosclerosis reporting a subjective deterioration of hearing in pregnancy can be accurately described by a simple mathematical model and varies from about 33% after 1 pregnancy to about 63% after 6 pregnancies. In women with unilateral otosclerosis pregnancy-related deterioration of hearing is much less commonly perceived. There is no strong evidence that pregnancies cause any alteration to the actual footplate pathology of female patients.
Authors:
R E Gristwood; W N Venables
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0307-7772     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci     Publication Date:  1983 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-21     Completed Date:  1983-10-21     Revised Date:  2005-05-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7701793     Medline TA:  Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  205-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Deafness / etiology
Female
Hearing Disorders / diagnosis*,  pathology
Humans
Otosclerosis / complications,  diagnosis*,  pathology
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*,  pathology
Retrospective Studies
Stapes / pathology

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