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What Causes Hearing Loss?
My husband had an MRI which showed small old bilateral ganglia lacunae infarcts. This was done due to hearing loss, to see if there was a cause, or if he might have Menier s disease. It looks like this has the same symptoms. What is usually the time frame to be considered old ?
Mon, 22 May 2017
hearing loss is when it effect mid ear medulla and cochlea. or whether tympanic membrane is effected. for deafness test for conduction and nerve deafness to be done perforation in tympanic membrane to be tested. it may require tympanoplasty.in miners syndrome the will be history of working under ground with constant ringing and loss of hearing can consult ent surgeon for detail examination and confirm in relation to ganglia.
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