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A 46-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. 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: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, 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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A 29-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. 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 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 44-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 57 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear 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 tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, dizziness, 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
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 63-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 30 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 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 dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, 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
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 24-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 47 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, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, 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
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A 43-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 24 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 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, dizziness, tinnitus, or otalgia. 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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orl-conductive-acute
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A 25-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 clear external auditory canals and the right tympanic membrane appears subtly 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 focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 62-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 69 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 slightly 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 otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, 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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A 44-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 59 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed 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 otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0b7e3f3e
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 22-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 58 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 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, tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, or dizziness. 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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A 35-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 39 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly retracted 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 focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo, or dizziness. 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 75-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 onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing 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 dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 74-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. 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, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, or vertigo. 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 27-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 26 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: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right 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?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
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A 18-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 35 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 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, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 24-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 61 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal 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 left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, or dizziness. 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 75-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 62 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. 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, vertigo, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 38-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 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 greater than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, or tinnitus. 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 33-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 62 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this change. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly 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 dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, vertigo, 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 63-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 62 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 left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
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A 55-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 33 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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, 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 most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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A 66-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. 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 demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is negative on the left ear The patient denies tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, or dizziness. 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 52-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. 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 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 vertigo, otalgia, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. 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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A 75-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 59 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 inwardly displaced 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 vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, 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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orl-conductive-acute
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A 19-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 37 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 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, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, 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
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 31-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. 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: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies vertigo, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness, 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 51-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 37 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: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, vertigo, or otalgia. 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
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 48-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. 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 dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. 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 38-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 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 better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, or tinnitus. 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 60-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. 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 dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c13caf3
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orl-ssnhl-acute
8,030
A 70-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 29 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 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, 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?
- steroid
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 51-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. 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 tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or dizziness. 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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orl-conductive-acute
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A 57-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 37 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this episode. 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 otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, 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
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 60-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 42 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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, tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, or vertigo. 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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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 38-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 61 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this change. 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 better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 55-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 31 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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 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 focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, 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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orl-conductive-acute
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A 39-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 38 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 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 otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c4a36c4
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orl-conductive-acute
9,943
A 58-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 37 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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 dizziness, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c4cf5d9
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orl-ssnhl-acute
5,600
A 55-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 27 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 demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is positive on the left ear The patient denies otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c4e2c6e
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
5,199
A 52-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 47 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 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 focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c578616
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orl-ssnhl-acute
6,272
A 20-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. 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 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, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c6062af
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
7,184
A 75-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 change. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. 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 vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c62c13d
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,614
A 46-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 38 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. 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 tinnitus, otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c6e1db0
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,045
A 31-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 69 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 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 dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, 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
0c712506
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orl-conductive-acute
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A 73-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 26 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 the right tympanic membrane appears mildly 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c7448be
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orl-ssnhl-acute
7,344
A 60-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 29 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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 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 tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c7900d1
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 60-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left 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 clear 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, 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?
- steroid
0c81d843
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
8,402
A 60-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. Otoscopic examination shows clear 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 focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, dizziness, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0c88e080
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 43-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 45 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 demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0c8c2204
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 59-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 51 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 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0c9d0afd
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
2,216
A 78-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 35 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. 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, vertigo, otalgia, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ca07e86
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,567
A 21-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left 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 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 vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0ca39448
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
0cb3c2f8
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 56-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 26 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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0cb9a0b0
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 52-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 24 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 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 dizziness, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0cbc8aea
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 39-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 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 tinnitus, dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, or focal neurologic symptoms. 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 26-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 40 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 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, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, or otalgia. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ccd560a
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 50-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 38 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 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 focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, 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
0cce8d84
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 55-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 55 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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 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, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0ccf7108
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
6,765
A 68-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 71 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed 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 vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. 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 19-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 29 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. Otoscopic examination shows clear 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 tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, 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?
- steroid
0cea6cbf
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
8,014
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 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, tinnitus, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0ced70cc
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 55-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 69 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 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, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, vertigo, or dizziness. 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
0cedc74c
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 70-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 64 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 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 vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cf5d4fc
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 58-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 45 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 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 better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies vertigo, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, or otalgia. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0cf6b509
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 40-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 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 tinnitus, vertigo, 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
0cfcb31e
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 75-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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0cfdde26
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 50-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 71 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was at baseline 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 tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d016c1e
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
3,677
A 52-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 27 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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. 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
0d063edf
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orl-ssnhl-acute
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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 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 normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d06aaeb
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
1,632
A 79-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 63 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 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 dizziness, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d087aba
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 72-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 50 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this episode. 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 otalgia, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, or vertigo. 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
0d0ed3f0
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 39-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 41 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged before this onset. 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 dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d11547f
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 39-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 clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly retracted 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 vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, 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
0d1246b8
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 75-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. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed 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 dizziness, vertigo, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, 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
0d15051a
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 62-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 43 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 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 dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, otalgia, or focal neurologic symptoms. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d189d33
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
3,409
A 62-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 57 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 demonstrates: - Weber test lateralizes to the right ear - Rinne test is negative on the right ear The patient denies dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, tinnitus, otalgia, or vertigo. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d1ade23
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 33-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 46 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 shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, tinnitus, or vertigo. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d1ba67f
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,377
A 23-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 55 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 the right tympanic membrane appears mildly 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 otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, 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?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d2248c3
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 34-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 clear 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, 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
0d226dd5
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 34-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 71 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was unchanged 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 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, vertigo, otalgia, dizziness, or focal neurologic symptoms. 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
0d2db88d
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 28-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 54 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal 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 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, 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
0d2f8756
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 79-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 60 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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0d34f560
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
9,353
A 45-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. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed 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 focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, dizziness, or vertigo. 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
0d42759e
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 27-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 53 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 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 vertigo, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, 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
0d435009
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 67-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 clear 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 tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, dizziness, vertigo, or otalgia. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d4c0a43
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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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 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 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
0d4f20dd
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
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A 68-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 episode. 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 tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d5ec255
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
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A 69-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 52 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 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 dizziness, otalgia, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d5ee1f3
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
3,858
A 37-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 31 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 intact, normal-appearing 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 greater than bone conduction in the right ear. The patient denies dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, or tinnitus. Vital signs are within normal limits. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0d65f38b
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
8,383
A 28-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 49 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears slightly 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 vertigo, dizziness, otalgia, 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
0d7a2c06
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
10,206
A 68-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 29 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 normal and intact 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 dizziness, otalgia, vertigo, tinnitus, or focal neurologic symptoms. Vital signs are normal. The patient appears calm during the examination. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid
0d899db8
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
3,389
A 61-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 71 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 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, dizziness, otalgia, tinnitus, or vertigo. 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-ssnhl-acute
11,106
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. Otoscopic examination shows clear 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 better than bone conduction in the left ear. The patient denies otalgia, tinnitus, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
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c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
5,803
A 31-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 50 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. 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 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 vertigo, focal neurologic symptoms, otalgia, tinnitus, or dizziness. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0d98e17a
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
6,537
A 40-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. The patient reports a history of seasonal allergies. Otoscopic examination shows clear external auditory canals and the left tympanic membrane appears subtly 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, tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, or otalgia. 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
0d995a23
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
5,759
A 35-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 54 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 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, 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 most appropriate management at this time?
- conductive and not senso and not SNHL
0da2edea
c9655dcd543f
orl-conductive-acute
9,033
A 27-year-old patient presents with abrupt onset hearing loss in the left ear, noticed 49 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this onset. 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 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, focal neurologic symptoms, 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
0da9fc0f
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
6,374
A 73-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 change. Otoscopic examination shows unobstructed external auditory canals and intact, normal-appearing 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 greater 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 most appropriate management at this time?
- steroid
0dae9f5d
c9655dcd543f
orl-ssnhl-acute
10,974
A 29-year-old patient presents with sudden onset hearing loss in the right ear, noticed 38 hours ago. Hearing in that ear was normal before this episode. 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 shows: - Weber test lateralizes to the left ear - Rinne test is positive on the right ear The patient denies otalgia, dizziness, focal neurologic symptoms, vertigo, or tinnitus. The patient reports mild nasal congestion. Vital signs are normal. What is the best management at this time?
- steroid