• This patient was cared for by a Health Maintenance Organization, so there was no cost to the patient in order for him to see an ENT, and the audiologist felt that it was the most conservative course of action. Do you think that ENT evaluation should occur in cases such as this? Why or why not?

Medical Evaluation Notes

The left ear is clinically normal. The right ear has a large scarred area with monomeric healing over an old perforation.