TY - JOUR
T1 - More than meets the ear
AU - Marinopoulos, Spyridon S.
AU - Coylewright, Megan
AU - Auwaerter, Paul G.
AU - Flynn, John A.
PY - 2010/4/1
Y1 - 2010/4/1
N2 - A 62-year-old, generally healthy man presented with a "clogged" sensation and a 6-week history of diminished hearing in his right ear. He had no tinnitus, ear pain, or dizziness. Audiometry confirmed a mixed, but principally conductive, hearing loss in the right ear. Otoscopy revealed amber-colored fluid behind an intact right eardrum. Serous otitis media was diagnosed and treated with intranasal corticosteroids. His symptoms recurred 5 months later, and a right myringotomy was performed. He continued to report slightly "muffled" hearing.
AB - A 62-year-old, generally healthy man presented with a "clogged" sensation and a 6-week history of diminished hearing in his right ear. He had no tinnitus, ear pain, or dizziness. Audiometry confirmed a mixed, but principally conductive, hearing loss in the right ear. Otoscopy revealed amber-colored fluid behind an intact right eardrum. Serous otitis media was diagnosed and treated with intranasal corticosteroids. His symptoms recurred 5 months later, and a right myringotomy was performed. He continued to report slightly "muffled" hearing.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJMcps0808968
DO - 10.1056/NEJMcps0808968
M3 - Article
C2 - 20357286
AN - SCOPUS:77950489459
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 362
SP - 1228
EP - 1233
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 13
ER -