Isolated Internal Auditory Canal Diverticula: A Normal Anatomic Variant Not Associated with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

D C Mihal Yening Feng M L Kodet Christine M Lohse Matthew L Carlson John I Lane

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)

This study did not find a statistically significant association between ears with internal auditory canal diverticula and worsening sensorineural hearing loss or word recognition. Internal auditory canal diverticula most likely represent a normal anatomic variant in ears without otosclerosis.

Keyphrases

working memory
hearing loss