title: Case history: asking the right questions.
abstract: The importance of asking the right question is highlighted in this case study. The patient was a 76-yr-old man with hearing loss that initially appeared to be a classic case of presbycusis. Without asking the right question this patient might have been managed in a manner inappropriate to his true hearing sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin