Patient History

Age:                76

Gender:          F

This patient has reported having aural pain bilaterally for several years, she has been treated by her primary care physician for “infections”. The primary care doctor conducted a hearing screening, which the patient said showed hearing loss and resulted in this referral to audiology. Her problems in hearing are limited to difficulty in background noise. She reports some unsteadiness.  She does not report tinnitus.

Otoscopy

No gross abnormality is noted.