Patients Scheduled for Otologic Surgery May Have Undergone Evaluation of Their

question 47

Multiple Choice

Patients scheduled for otologic surgery may have undergone evaluation of their hearing through audiograms to determine whether they have which of these diagnoses? Select all that apply.

• A) Normal hearing
• B) Sensorineural hearing loss
• C) Conductive hearing loss
• D) Mixed loss of hearing from combination of conductive and sensorineural

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