Patient History

Age:                68

Gender:          F

Patient feels AD hearing decreased progressively. She reports having had a mastoidectomy. She says if she holds her right ear / ear canal open she hears somewhat better. She says it sounds as if people mumble; she is considering hearing aids.  She has bilateral tinnitus. She has had Asian flu and ear infections treated with “large quantities of medication.”

• There is a condition called “collapsing ear canals” – which is a problem faced when testing with with TDH supra-aural earphones.  Do a brief search on this condition. Could one have collapsing ear canals when there is no earphone pressing on the ear?

Case Credits
Case submitted by Tricia Sheehan, AuD and Julia Andrews, AuD of University of Miami