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The high-pitch notched audiogram: a cohort of patients without causative noise-induced hearing loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2023

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P J Moore*
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Private otolaryngology practice (retired), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Corresponding author: Philip J Moore, Email: amo66985@bigpond.net.au
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Abstract

Background

One still encounters opinion that hearing loss with high-pitch notched audiogram is invariably due to noise-induced hearing loss. This paper tests this misapprehension.

Methods

A study was conducted of patients identified in a prospective manner with notched audiograms but no history of noise exposure occurring in an otolaryngological practice over a 20-year period.

Results

A cohort of 26 hearing loss patients, in whom notched audiograms were not associated with historical evidence of noise exposure, was documented.

Conclusion

The findings confirm that a notched audiogram is not pathognomonic of noise-induced hearing loss.

Keywords

Hearing lossnoise-induced
Type
Main Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 137 , Issue 11 , November 2023 , pp. 1264 - 1266
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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