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01.03.2005 | Otology
Otoacoustic emissions in an aberrant internal carotid artery: a case report
verfasst von:
Hyong Ho Cho, Yong Bum Cho
Erschienen in:
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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Ausgabe 3/2005
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Abstract
A 52-year-old Korean woman who complained of impaired hearing and tinnitus of the left ear was diagnosed with an aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the middle ear using a temporal bone high resolution CT (HRCT) scan. Upon otoscopic examination, her left eardrum was found to be in contact with a mass in the middle ear cavity. Upon audiometric evaluation, a mild conductive hearing impairment was documented, and a discrepancy in the results of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) was found for the left ear. This case report studies the aberrant ICA in the middle ear that revealed abnormal OAE findings.