Question 1
On pure-tone audiometry a patient shows an air-bone gap of 30 dB with normal bone-conduction thresholds and a type B (flat) tympanogram with normal canal volume. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer:
Middle-ear effusion
Question 2
A patient has a left conductive hearing loss. Weber lateralises to the left and Rinne is negative on the left (bone conduction greater than air conduction). These findings are consistent with:
Correct Answer:
Left conductive loss
Question 3
A 40-year-old woman has progressive bilateral conductive hearing loss, a family history of deafness, and a normal tympanic membrane. Audiometry shows a notch at 2 kHz in bone conduction. The most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer:
Otosclerosis
Question 4
A patient reports brief episodes of rotatory vertigo lasting under a minute, triggered by lying down and turning the head in bed. The Dix-Hallpike test reproduces vertigo with up-beating torsional nystagmus. The most appropriate treatment is:
Correct Answer:
Epley particle-repositioning manoeuvre
Question 5
A patient has recurrent attacks of vertigo lasting hours, fluctuating low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and aural fullness. The most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer:
Meniere's disease
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