Mahoney, CFO;
Luxon, LM;
(1996)
Misdiagnosis of hearing loss due to ear canal collapse: A report of two cases.
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
, 110
(6)
561 - 566.
10.1017/S0022215100134279.
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Abstract
Collapse of the external auditory meatus during audiometry can lead to spuriously increased hearing thresholds : being obtained, particularly at high frequencies, and may simulate conditions such as noise-induced hearing loss, presbyacusis and retrocochlear pathology. Consequently, inappropriate investigations and management may be undertaken. Two patients with elevated thresholds secondary to ear canal collapse are described. The implications of initially failing to identify the true nature of their 'hearing losses' are highlighted and strategies to avoid such pitfalls are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Misdiagnosis of hearing loss due to ear canal collapse: A report of two cases |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0022215100134279 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100134279 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright Cambridge University Press 1996 |
| Keywords: | Ear canal, Audiometry, Complications |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/124446 |
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