Imaging of hearing loss.
In this article, we review the common entities causing the hearing loss and divide these pathologies into conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, and mixed hearing loss. With this format, congenital pathologies are addressed first followed by the acquired entities. We review the common pathologies and the imaging findings affecting the hearing pathways from outside to inside, starting at the external auditory canal and moving inward toward the midbrain.
Shah
Lubdha M
LM
Department of Radiology, University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140, USA. lubdha.shah@hsc.utah.edu
Wiggins
Richard H
RH
D004423:Ear / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D046089:Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology