Clinical Case · foundation
Progressive hearing loss in a young adult
History
A 32-year-old reports two years of gradually worsening hearing in the right ear, worse in quiet, with a family history of hearing loss. Otoscopy is normal. Tympanometry shows a shallow (type As) trace on the right.
Findings
Pure-tone audiogram
○ Right ear✕ Left ear
Acoustic reflex grid
Stim. Right
Stim. Left
Probe Right
Absent
Absent
Probe Left
Present
Present