dhalpert at tbaytel.net writes:
>I recently had a CT Scan done to determine why my hearing in my left ear
>is deteriorating. I was surprised at the suggestion of a scan. Is this
>common? Anyone have experience?
We recommend a CT or MRI whenever we see someone with asymmtrical hearing
loss (long term or sudden asymmetry) with or without a large difference in
word recognition ability between ears. Our goal is to identify or rule out
some sort of tumor that may be causing this difference between the ears.
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