SUMMARY A subset of patients presents with unilateral conductive hearing loss, a normal pinna or grade I microtia, and mild external auditory canal stenosis. The physical findings of microtia and a small external canal are commonly absent or subtle in this group of patients, who are being commonly referred for imaging to evaluate isolated conductive hearing loss. We present a case series of pat...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to estimate the efficacy of superselective arterial chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced carcinomas of the external auditory canal and middle ear. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study of clinical data for consecutive patients with locally advanced carcinomas of the external auditory canal and middle ear. METHODS Thirteen patients with loca...

A 56-year-old white male physician presented with a 5-year history of recurrent and intermittent hearing loss. The symptoms were predominantly right-sided and were increasing in frequency. Hearing loss was interfering with his ability to perform auscultatory examinations. He was able to temporarily restore hearing with the frequent use of carbamide peroxide drops. There was no history of prior ...