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Hearing loss as a complication of paget's disease of bone
Author(s) -
Monsell Edwin M.,
Cody Dianna D.,
Bone Henry G.,
Divine George W.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of bone and mineral research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.882
H-Index - 241
eISSN - 1523-4681
pISSN - 0884-0431
DOI - 10.1002/jbmr.5650140219
Subject(s) - complication , medicine , hearing loss , bone disease , paget's disease of bone , audiology , disease , surgery , osteoporosis
Hearing loss has long been known to be a complication of Paget's disease of bone. Older ideas about the mechanisms of hearing loss are being replaced by a new view based on experimental evidence from patients. Studies reviewed show no evidence of auditory nerve dysfunction and confirm a cochlear site of lesion. A loss of bone mineral density in the cochlear capsule is associated with both a high‐tone hearing loss and a low‐tone air‐bone gap.

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