Open AccessFluctuant hearing loss
Author(s) -
S. K. Jaiswal
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03021332
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , cholesteatoma , otorhinolaryngology , serous fluid , head and neck surgery , skull , fistula , conductive hearing loss , oval window , sinusitis , surgery , anatomy , audiology , middle ear , stapes , pathology
122 cases of fluctuant hearing loss were studied. Serous otitis media was commonest followed by Meniere's disease, Acoustic neuroma, fistula of round and oval window, oto-mandibular syndrome, Congenital cholesteatoma and maxillary sinusitis. Cases of Arachnoid cyst, Multiple sclerosis, abnormalities of base of skull and craniocervical region and cervical rib causing fluctuant hearing loss could not be detected. Aetio pathophysiology of all discussed.