Case 11

Patient:  E.S.

Age: 14 months

E.S. failed neonatal screening in his right ear, and has repeatedly been found to have absent OAEs in his right ear subsequently.

  • Here are today’s findings.  What do they indicate?

Tympanograms are normal. Ipsilateral acoustic reflexes are present in the left  ear and absent in the right ear.

Case courtesy of Heather Strang, AuD, Pediatrix / Inova Fairfax