Presbycusis differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Farman Khan, MD, MRCP [2]

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Differentiating Presbycusis from other Diseases

Presbycusis should be differentiated from other causes of hearing loss:

Inner Ear

• Acoustic neuroma
• Meningioma
• Multiple sclerosis
• Autoimmune disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Perilymphatic or labyrinthine fistula
• Occupational noise-induced hearing loss
• Meniere's disease
• Viral cochleitis
• Hearing loss secondary to ototoxic drugs
• Barotrauma

Middle Ear

• Otosclerosis
• Otitis media
• Otosclerosis
• Perforation of tympanic membrane
• Glomus tumors
• Granulomatous diseases

Outer Ear

• Otitis externa
• Exostosis
• Cerumen
• Squamous cell carcinoma