title: Severe sensorineural deafness in children due to perforation of the round-window membrane.
abstract: Perforation of the round-window membrane was found in three children with severe sensorineural deafness. After a simple repair, all three have had a small improvement in hearing.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D001299:Audiometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous