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Otic capsule fracture with preservation of hearing and delayed-onset facial paralysis
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, JSA 7.104, Galveston, TX 77555-0521, USA. jvrabec@utmb.edu
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|March 30, 2001
Abstract:
The unusual occurrence of an otic capsule fracture with preservation of hearing is presented. In addition, the patient suffered facial paralysis beginning 6 days after the injury that rapidly recovered. Fifteen-month follow-up reveals stable hearing thresholds. The course of a fracture through the inner ear could be an important factor in determining the potential for hearing preservation.
