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Otosclerosis and endolymphatic hydrops.
Author(s) -
Liston Stephen L.,
Paparella Michael M.,
Mancini Fernando,
Anderson John H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198408000-00001
Subject(s) - endolymphatic hydrops , otosclerosis , medicine , temporal bone , vertigo , audiology , anatomy , surgery , meniere's disease
It has been postulated that otosclerosis may produce vertigo by several mechanisms. One mechanism is by causing endolymphatic hydrops. We present six temporal bones in which otosclerosis and endolymphatic hydrops coexist. We consider that there is a spectrumlike interrelationship between these two entities. At one end of the spectrum the relationship is coincidental, while at the other end of the spectrum we consider the massive amount of active otosclerosis to be a causative factor in the development of the endolymphatic hydrops.