title: Otologic complications caused by hearing aid mold impression material.
abstract: We report two extremely rare cases of otologic complications caused by hearing aid mold impression material. The symptoms of patients with retained impression material are characteristic of the length of time the impression material is retained. In case 1 had a chronic discharge and granulation tissue of the middle ear, while case 2 presented with acute pain and dizziness. The management for retained impression material may require surgical interventions, which can be safely accomplished by standard otologic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hackdong, Donggu, Gwangju, 501-190, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyong-Ho
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000209:etiology*