title: Approach to decreased hearing.
abstract: This article is designed to review proper procedure by an emergency or primary care physician when evaluating a patient with decreased hearing. It will cover the anatomy and physiology of hearing, as well as the evaluation and initial management of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged