title: Ear injuries caused by parts of hearing aid.
abstract: This paper presents two cases of ear injuries caused by parts of hearing aids -a five-year old girl whose tympanic membrane was ruptured by a metal part of the earmold, and a patient with injury and inflammation of outer auditory channel caused by parts of a channel hearing aid. Aid amplifier could serve its purpose only if it is applied and handled with direct coordination with an ORL specialist.
authors.affiliation: Otorhynolaringological Clinic of the Clinical Center of Kragujevac, Serbia. djz-orld@eunet.rs
authors.forename: Ljubica
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zivic
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zivic
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*