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Relief of severe hyperacusis and diplacusis in a deafened ear by cochlear labyrinthectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

John R. Cherry  and
Michael J. Brown
John R. Cherry*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Audiology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, U.K.
Michael J. Brown
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Audiology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, U.K.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr John R. Cherry, Consultant Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon, Burnley Health Care NHS Trust, Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire BB1O 2PQ.
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Abstract

A professional musician with intolerable hyperacusis and dysharmonic diplacusis in a severely deafened ear was successfully relieved of his symptoms by deliberate destruction of the cochlea.

Keywords

TinmtusLabyrinthectomy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 57 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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