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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Adult unilateral hearing loss is a frequent complaint observed by the E.N.T. specialist. With a pure tone audiometry, we can recognize a conductive hearing loss from a sensorineural hearing loss. In case of a conductive hearing loss, a temporal bone computed tomography is the first choice procedure. For the sensorineural hearing loss, the standard screening test is the brainstem evoked response auditory (BERA), which can be completed by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The BERA have a false negatives level of 2 to 15% according to the studies, which means that a checking must be done 6 months later. The improvement of MR examination offers a better detection of very small tumours (2-3 mm). The cost of a MRI is equivalent to the cost of 2 BERA. In conclusion, we propose MRI as the only investigation to be performed in case of an unilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0035-3639
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Diagnostic management of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in adults].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, C.H.U Saint-Pierre, U.L.B.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract