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Advanced Hearing and Balance Evaluation in Otitis Media

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Otitis media is a highly burdening disease. The most frequent sequelae of both acute and chronic otitis media are hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, and vertigo. In this chapter, we discuss the most frequent symptoms, physical examination tests, and specific hearing and vestibular testing to diagnose and guide proper treatment and rehabilitation of these sequelae.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba Hospital, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil

    Rafael da Costa Monsanto, Leandro Guena de Castro, Matheus Saito & José Carlos Convento Junior

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Rafael da Costa Monsanto & Norma de Oliveira Penido

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Rafael da Costa Monsanto

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da Costa Monsanto, R., de Castro, L.G., Saito, M., Junior, J.C.C., de Oliveira Penido, N. (2023). Advanced Hearing and Balance Evaluation in Otitis Media. In: Goycoolea, M.V., Selaimen da Costa, S., de Souza, C., Paparella, M.M. (eds) Textbook of Otitis Media. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40949-3_44

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