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Preoperative audiological evaluation plays an important role in children with inner ear malformations. The audiological evaluation helps to make a connection between the otological and radiological findings. Together with radiology, an audiological diagnosis enables the implant team to choose the most appropriate management strategy, such as cochlear implantation or auditory brainstem implantation, for children with inner ear malformations. Audiological test battery should include both behavioral testing and electrophysiological measurements. Asymmetric hearing loss, fluctuation in hearing thresholds, and sudden hearing loss may be important signs of the inner ear malformations in audiological evaluation. In this chapter, preoperative audiological test battery, crucial points in audiological evaluation in children with inner ear malformations, and signs indicating inner ear malformation for audiologists are provided.
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Sennaroglu, G., Ozbal Batuk, M. (2022). Preoperative Audiological Evaluation. In: Sennaroglu, L. (eds) Inner Ear Malformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83674-0_6
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