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Conductive hearing loss: investigation of possible inner ear origin in three cases studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Hamad Al Muhaimeed ,
Yousry El Sayed ,
Abdulrahman Rabah  and
Abdulrahman Al-Essa
Hamad Al Muhaimeed
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Yousry El Sayed
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Rabah
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Al-Essa
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

This is a report of three cases of mixed hearing loss that resulted from inner ear disorders. Two cases were unilateral and the third was bilateral. The diagnosis was based on the findings of normal middle and external ears in association with the absence of round window reflexes. The contralateral stapedial reflex was present in the two unilateral cases. This is the first documentation of conductive deafness due to inner ear abnormality. This diagnosis should be considered in cases of conductive hearing loss if the middle and external ears are normal. More studies are needed to establish the pathophysiology of this entity.

Keywords

Hearing Loss ConductiveHearing Loss SensorineuralCausation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 11 , November 2002 , pp. 942 - 945
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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