{"id":5970,"date":"2024-09-18T13:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=5970"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:22:22","slug":"cholesteatom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/schwindelerkrankungen\/cholesteatom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cholesteatoma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vestibular disorders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cholesteatoma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This information is intended as a general introduction to the topic.<\/i> Since every person is affected differently by balance and dizziness problems, you should consult your doctor for individual advice.<\/i><\/p>

For reasons of readability, the generic masculine form is used and the simultaneous use of the male, female, and diverse (m\/f\/d) forms is omitted. Unless otherwise specified, the personal designations used in this patient information refer to all genders.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a cholesteatoma?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A cholesteatoma is a benign (non-cancerous) growth in the middle ear behind the eardrum (tympanum). Simply put, it's skin in the wrong place. People with a cholesteatoma usually have a foul-smelling discharge from the ear. A cholesteatoma can cause conductive hearing loss. In advanced disease, it can spread to the inner ear and cause dizziness. Most cholesteatomas require surgery. Cholesteatomas are sometimes called keratomas.<\/p>

Cholesteatomas grow slowly. In the early stages, a cholesteatoma can become so large that it encloses and damages the three tiny ear bones, causing conductive hearing loss. Hearing loss can also occur if the cholesteatoma blocks the opening of the Eustachian tube, causing fluid to build up in the space behind the eardrum (middle ear effusion).<\/p>

Cholesteatomas are very rare, cannot be inherited and usually only one ear is affected. Every year, around 3 in 100,000 children and around 9 in 100,000 adults are diagnosed with cholesteatoma. Men are slightly more frequently affected by cholesteatoma.<\/p>

The word cholesteatoma comes from the Greek and means \u201cfat\u201d and \u201ctumor\u201d. However, the term is misleading; a cholesteatoma does not contain fat and is not a tumor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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