title: Physical examination and clinical evaluation of the patient with otosclerosis.
abstract: A detailed history, otoscopic examination, and testing with tuning forks are essential to the diagnosis of otosclerosis. These steps, including a differential diagnosis to rule out those middle ear conditions that can masquerade as otosclerosis, can help the examining physician make the presumptive diagnosis of otosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Emmett
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination