Otosclerosis - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The preventive effect of ginkgo biloba extract in myringosclerosis: study in rats.

30 Jan 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the preventive effect of Ginkgo biloba extract in the formation of myringosclerosis. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized clinical study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Posterosuperior quadrant of tympanic membranes of twenty-five ... Read more...

Topical application of calcium channel blockers to reduce the progression of experimentally induced myringosclerosis and tympanosclerosis.

30 Mar 2008 OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of topically applied calcium channel blockers (diltiazem) to reduce the progression of experimentally induced myringosclerosis and tympanosclerosis. STUDY DESIGN: Animal model. Experimental ... Read more...

Current research in otosclerosis.

29 Sep 2006 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to summarize and put into historical perspective current advances in research in otosclerosis, a disorder of the human temporal bone with a hereditary predisposition that is among the most common causes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Otosclerosis - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The preventive effect of ginkgo biloba extract in myringosclerosis: study in rats. 30 Jan 2009
• Topical application of calcium channel blockers to reduce the progression of experimentally induced myringosclerosis and tympanosclerosis. 30 Mar 2008
• Current research in otosclerosis. 29 Sep 2006
• The future of stapes surgery. 29 Jun 2005
• The effect of topical adrenaline on the development of myringosclerosis after tympanostomy tube insertion. 29 Jun 2000
• [The hereditary liability of otosclerosis and the strategies for treatment and prevention] 30 Mar 2000
• Application of oxygen free radical scavengers to diminish the occurrence of myringosclerosis. 30 May 1997
• Otospongiosis as a genetic disease. Early detection, medical management, and prevention. 30 Dec 1983
• Early detection of otosclerosis by impedance-audiometry screening. 30 Dec 1982
• Effect of drinking water fluoridation on stapedial otosclerosis in a low fluoride area. 29 Jun 1982
• Transdermal uptake of a peptide hormone: inhibition by calcitonin eardrops of induced osteolysis in guinea-pig ossicles. 13 Apr 1979
• [Incidence of otosclerosis in Serbia] 30 Oct 1976
• Fluoride and clinical otosclerosis. 30 Oct 1973
• [Histochemical analysis of the osteolytic phase of otosclerosis] 30 Dec 1966

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Technical information about 'Otosclerosis'

Definition: Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.

Descriptor UI: D010040

Alternative terms: Otosclerosis; Otoscleroses; Otospongiosis; Otospongioses;

Related Mesh Headings: Fenestration, Labyrinth; Stapes Mobilization;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C09.218.768;