A 32-year-old woman presents with progressive bilateral hearing loss over 2 years. Audiometry shows bone conduction better than air conduction (air-bone gap 30 dB). CT temporal bone reveals bilateral stapes footplate fixation with otosclerotic foci. Regarding otosclerosis, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

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