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. 2024 Oct 26;8(4):e70042.
doi: 10.1002/oto2.70042. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec.

Hearing Loss in the Petrified Ears

Bao Y Sciscent  1 , Marc D Polanik  1 , Hanel W Eberly  1 , Mark E Whitaker  1
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Hearing Loss in the Petrified Ears

Bao Y Sciscent et al. OTO Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: auricular calcification; hearing loss; petrified ears.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Noncontrast computed tomography (CT) temporal bone. Axial (A) and coronal (B) views of left ear demonstrates diffuse auricular calcification with significant opacification of the external auditory canal (EAC) representing cerumen impaction. Axial (C) and coronal (D) views of the right ear demonstrated similar auricular calcification but decreased cerumen burden.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Initial audiogram demonstrates mixed hearing loss bilaterally with a significant conductive component on the left.
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