Presbycusis

Case 1 History

57 y/o male Worker’s compensation insurance Fell from tractor and caused laceration

to right external ear, feels that TM is perforated

Sudden awareness of hearing problem directly after blow to head/ear

Otoscopy

Dried blood in right ear canal, taken out, both TM’s visualized and normal

Conclusion

Bilateral sensorineural loss can either be from noise exposure, age or a combination of the two

Acoustic Neuroma

Case 1 History

58 year old female Diagnosed with enhancing internal

auditory canal lesion 2 years prior MRI shows no growth of lesion since

previous MRI

Case 2 History

46 y/o female One evening while running errands she heard

a pop and then loud tinnitus began Both ABR and ENG results were within

normal limits A CT scan showed a 4 mm acoustic neuroma

in the right internal auditory canal

Case 3 History

52 year old female History of right acoustic schwannoma Multiple surgical resections between

1972 and 1977 Reports headache and ear pain

Case 4 History

49 year old woman Underwent resection of a

cerebellopontine angle meningioma 7 months prior

Case 5 History

67 year old female Sudden hearing loss on right side Accompanied by violent vertigo two

years ago History of CVA one year ago on left side