Head trauma and mid-frequency hearing loss.
Numerous reports in the literature associate head trauma with high-frequency hearing losses, often mimicking "4K notches" attributed to noise exposure. We have observed that some patients with a positive history for head trauma may show midfrequency notches in their audiometric configurations.
Scott
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Section of Audiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Bauch
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Olsen
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D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male