Decrease in the ability to perceive and comprehend sound. It can be partial, complete, unilateral, and/or bilateral.
Typically defined as a deficit of greater than 25 dB
Types of heari...
Social problems and comments from friends and family are often the first presentation of presbycusis (age-related hearing loss); patients are often not aware of the degree of hearing ...
Clinical practical guidelines for sudden hearing loss include the following:
Distinguishing SNHL from CHL; testing for bilateral sudden hearing loss in patients with unilateral sudd...
Salt restriction to 2 g/day is helpful for patients with Ménière di...
H91.11 Presbycusis, right ear
H91 Other and unspecified hearing loss
H91.09 Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified ear
H91.90 Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
H91.93 Unspecified hearing lo...
In sudden hearing loss, if a 512-Hz tuning fork test (Weber test) lateralizes to the unaffected ear, suspect sensorineural causes (emergent evaluation needed), but if it lateralizes to...
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