Open AccessOsteoma of the external auditory canal
Author(s) -
V. M. Bobrov
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj101474
Subject(s) - auditory canal , osteoma , medicine , exostosis , audiology , ear canal , anatomy , radiology
Osteomas of the external auditory canal are quite rare. Their etiology is unknown. Many authors consider osteomas of the external auditory canal in particular as a further development of exostosis. Osteomas themselves do not bother the patient as long as they do not give rise to growth, in which the lumen of the external auditory canal decreases. In such cases, patients complain of decreased hearing, noise in the ear, and heaviness in the head.