A Case of Conductive Deafness Due to Head Trauma

Abstract

A case of conductive deafness due to head trauma in a 12-year-old girl is reported. The patient sustained head injury at the age of 5, and conductive deafness was noted during routine hearing examination at 10 years of age. She was treated for the otitis media with effusion, but with no improvement. Tympanotomy performed at the age of 12 revealed discontinuity of the incudostapedial joint. The ossicular chain was reconstructed using the incus body as the columella, and remarkable hearing gain was obtained.