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- Title
Surfer's ear in a 29-year-old man.
- Authors
McParland, Aidan; Elffers-Tan, Frederique; Ackery, Alun
- Abstract
The article discusses a case study of an old man who was presented to an outpatient otolaryngology clinic with a recurrent sensation of fullness and diminished hearing in both ears. Physical examination and otoscopy showed exostoses also known as Surfer's ear of the bony external auditory canal bilaterally; surfer's ear are benign tumours of the external auditory canal. Exostoses are identified by finding conductive hearing loss on audiometry or infrequently on computed tomography.
- Subjects
EAR canal; EAR; CONDUCTIVE hearing loss; SURFERS; MIDDLE ear
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2019, Vol 191, Issue 14, pE396
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.180753