A Condition Where Spongy Bone Forms Around the Junction of the Stapes

question 4

Multiple Choice

A condition where spongy bone forms around the junction of the stapes and oval window, preventing the stapes from conducting the sound vibrations to the inner ear that causes loss of hearing is called

• A)a perforated tympanic membrane
• B)otosclerosis
• C)a cholesteatoma
• D)Ménière's disease
• E)a tympanic effusion

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