Analysis of CT findings with audiometric correlation in patients with otosclerosis

It has been reported that an otospongiotic lesion in otosclerosis can be shown as a density-loss area in computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone in patients with otosclerosis. Using CT, we evaluated the presence of otospongiotic lesion in 42 ears with otosclerosis and analyzed the relationship between CT and audiometric findings. We found otospongiotic lesions in 21 ears (50%). Bone conduction thresholds were significantly increased in ears with otospongiotic lesions compared to those without. No significant difference was observed in bone conduction thresholds between ears with lesions around the cochlea and ears with lesions anterior to the vestibule. It suggests that active lesions detected on CT may be more readily cause sensorineural deafness.