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A 47-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 42 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 25-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 52 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 35-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 65 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 25-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 24 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 77-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 40-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 35 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 38-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 54 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 35-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 33-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 65 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, tinnitus, otalgia, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 76-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 55 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, tinnitus, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 39-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 46 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 19-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 30 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 70-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 32 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 48-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 30 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, or vertigo. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 31-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 64 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 75-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 38 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 31-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 57 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies dizziness, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 53-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 31 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 72-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 57 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 37-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 48-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 52 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 78-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 49 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, tinnitus, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 43-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 29 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 64-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 68 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 71-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 32 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 43-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 46 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 33-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 51 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0bebc932
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 45-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 48 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0bec0cbe
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 49-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 30 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0becd98a
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 69-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 36 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 26-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 68 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c027cc0
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 21-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 56 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c035927
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,345
A 43-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 30 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 33-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 60 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 77-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c1a84dc
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 31-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 42 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c292ae3
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 28-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 67 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-ssnhl-acute
8,176
A 54-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 46 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c36f7fa
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
3,070
A 70-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 68 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, tinnitus, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c397bd4
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
7,416
A 79-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 27 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c3ab3e7
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,866
A 60-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 47 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c450497
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
2,899
A 79-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 45 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c4509cd
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 60-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 46 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, vertigo, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
4,093
A 23-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 27 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c4f9df2
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
7,298
A 26-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c57d075
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
1,378
A 73-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 34 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c63c17d
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 37-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 55 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c6a9d0a
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
6,544
A 71-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 69 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, tinnitus, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c6bc237
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
8,768
A 62-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 37 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c70cc13
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
6,846
A 23-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 43 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c79182e
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
3,469
A 54-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 41 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c86e2d4
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
10,923
A 35-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 64 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c8a9fd1
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
7,769
A 50-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 49 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c90fcbd
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
2,345
A 57-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 37 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c924381
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
4,560
A 55-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, dizziness, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c938bff
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
4,787
A 54-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 66 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c9a4d24
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
2,363
A 32-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 65 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c9d9e90
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,518
A 19-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 50 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ca3fde4
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
10,659
A 65-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 38 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies tinnitus, dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0ca4da76
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
6,273
A 66-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0ca56f11
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,421
A 25-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 67 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cb1d59f
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,135
A 49-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 28 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cb395fd
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 33-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 24 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or vertigo. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cb4179a
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,234
A 24-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 49 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0cb759c7
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,176
A 53-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 29 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0cb89f81
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
7,196
A 68-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0cc29934
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
11,325
A 58-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0ccd22d0
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 38-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 53 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ccd448b
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
2,517
A 36-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 55 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cd2b07d
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 41-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 27 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cd54902
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
5,875
A 37-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 42 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cdf21f4
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 75-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 43 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, tinnitus, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ce284ba
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
6,634
A 34-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 66 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ce8c57f
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,379
A 70-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 40 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0ce9e074
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 21-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 70 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cef7c01
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
5,991
A 26-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 28 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cf3232c
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 69-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 41 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0cfc8387
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
4,522
A 45-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 35 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0cfda641
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,785
A 62-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d024804
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
4,403
A 53-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 68 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d05dbb6
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
4,944
A 78-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 47 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0d0c2fe7
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
1,779
A 66-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 27 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, dizziness, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d119b3d
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
5,888
A 30-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 24 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d16a840
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
7,880
A 77-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 60 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d1b46a9
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
1,639
A 62-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 65 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d25c3ee
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
5,536
A 66-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 28 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies vertigo, tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d25edd3
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
7,615
A 44-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 66 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is worse than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, or vertigo. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d268fbe
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
10,104
A 46-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 45 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d26d883
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
4,136
A 50-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 36 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard more prominently in the left ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d2e222a
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
10,422
A 71-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 56 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing shows that sound is heard more prominently in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d3044a8
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
4,514
A 66-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 48 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, tinnitus, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0d3b6d6a
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
5,034
A 66-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d48b6fc
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 69-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 31 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 55-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 52 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly inwardly displaced but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 26-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 27 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 18-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 44 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates that sound is heard louder in the right ear when the fork is placed on the forehead, and air conduction is greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 53-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 25 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 80-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 43 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing tympanic membranes on both sides. Tuning fork testing shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 80-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 46 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears mildly retracted but intact. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 56-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 61 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and normal and intact tympanic membranes bilaterally. Tuning fork testing demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid