| Current evaluation of pseudohypacusis: strategies and classification. | |
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PMID: 9716863 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Some cases of pseudohypacusis may involve medicolegal aspects and require a confirmed and quantitative diagnosis. These challenging cases must be identified, and then evaluated with basic audiologic and sophisticated electrophysiologic tests. Data on 64 patients with pseudohypacusis collected over a 4-year period are reported. A classification system was developed from an analysis of these cases and is presented for clinical evaluation and diagnosis. In many cases, conventional audiologic evaluation involving pure tone and speech audiometry may be adequate and sufficient for diagnosis. In more complex cases, evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAEs) and auditory brain stem responses (ABRs) are needed for confirmation of peripheral auditory sensitivity. We found that EOAEs were the most rapid economical, and objective method, and confirmed the diagnosis of hearing loss in 78.1% of cases. Fifteen percent of subjects required ABRs to substantiate the diagnosis. The reliability of basic audiologic tests based on previous clinical investigations and data from the literature are discussed. We conclude that a thorough knowledge and understanding of pseudohypacusis is essential to verify the existence of pseudohypacusis, to determine its type, and to quantify the auditory thresholds. |
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Authors:
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W W Qiu; S S Yin; F J Stucker; L W Welsh |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology Volume: 107 ISSN: 0003-4894 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. Publication Date: 1998 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-09-28 Completed Date: 1998-09-28 Revised Date: 2006-05-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0407300 Medline TA: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 638-47 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, USA. |
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Acoustic Stimulation
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methods Adolescent Adult Aged Auditory Threshold Child Cochlea / physiopathology Electric Stimulation Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem Female Hearing Loss, Conductive / diagnosis*, physiopathology Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*, physiopathology Humans Male Middle Aged Reflex, Acoustic / physiology Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Speech Reception Threshold Test Time Factors |
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