Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5713773 | American Journal of Otolaryngology | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report an extremely rare case of hearing aid silicone impression material as a foreign body in the middle ear. Symptoms of the patient were otorrhea and vertigo after taking of a mold impression on his only hearing ear, and the symptoms mimicked chronic otitis media. A temporal bone CT scan revealed foreign body material in the middle ear and Eustachian tube. An intact canal wall mastoidectomy with a facial recess approach and type IV tympanoplasty was performed to remove the silicone impression material. In addition to the case report, we review the literature regarding impression material foreign bodies.
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Authors
Hyun-Min MD, Keun-Ik MD, Jae-Hoon MD, Il-Woo MD, PhD,