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Bullous myringitis and sensorineural hearing loss
Author(s) -
Hoffman Ronald A.,
Shepsman Debra A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198312000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , audiology , hearing loss , pure tone audiometry , audiometry , incidence (geometry) , conductive hearing loss , dermatology , physics , optics
A prospective study was undertaken to investigate the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss in bullous myringitis. Fifteen patients with 21 ears diagnosed as bullous myringitis were seen over a 24‐month period. Pure tone and speech audiometry were performed as early in the clinical course as possible; 7 ears demonstrated a sensorineural hearing loss and 7 ears a mixed loss. There were no purely conductive hearing losses. Recovery of hearing was complete in 8 of 14 ears. The findings of this study suggest that sensorineural hearing loss is common in bullous myringitis. The literature regarding bullous myringitis is briefly reviewed and the implications of this study are discussed.