[Evaluation of posttraumatic hearing loss]

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 1994;29(2):78-81.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

In this study a comprehensive audiometry was applied to detect the hearing loss in 400 patients (531 ears) with difficult-to-test hearing loss induced by ear or skull injury. It was found that the real PTA detectable rate reached 95.29% and the incidence of hearing loss was 82.11%, of which 68.81% were related to injury. The incidence of nonorganic deafness was 77.59%, i.e., the incidence of hearing loss exaggerated by patients was 57.25% (tested ears), simulated deafness was 16.20% and functional deafness was 4.14%. The principle of dealing with nonorganic deafness was discussed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Audiometry / methods
  • Audiometry, Pure-Tone
  • Auditory Threshold
  • Child
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
  • Deafness / diagnosis
  • Ear / injuries*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Loss, Functional / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged