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Clinical Neuroradiology
Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology 2/2016

01-06-2016 | Correspondence

Conductive Hearing Loss and the Jugular Bulb

Authors: J. Toman, MD, X. Wu, BS, A. Malhotra, MD, E. Michaelides, MD

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Issue 2/2016

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While often asymptomatic, and incidentally found, abnormally placed jugular bulbs can present with conductive hearing loss. The suspected mechanisms reported in literature are (1) contact between the jugular bulb and the tympanic membrane, (2) interference with the ossicular apparatus, or (3) impediment of the round window niche [1‐7]. …
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Metadata
Title
Conductive Hearing Loss and the Jugular Bulb
Authors
J. Toman, MD
X. Wu, BS
A. Malhotra, MD
E. Michaelides, MD
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0436-5

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