ABOHNS Neurotology case studies
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ABOHNS Neurotology refers to subspecialty certification in neurotology and related fields offered through the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS), the board whose stated mission is to serve the public by assuring that diplomates meet its standards of training, knowledge and professionalism through initial and continuing certification. The credential is intended for otolaryngologists who have completed residency and pursue advanced training and practice focused on disorders of hearing, balance, the facial nerve, and the lateral skull base. The ABOHNS Neurotology case studies are 5 cases and about 1,733 words.
1Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss with Vertigo in a Patient on Anticoagulation
A 58-year-old man presents 5 days after the acute onset of right-sided hearing loss, constant rotary vertigo, and right tinnitus. He takes warfarin for a mechanical mitral valve (INR 2.8 today).
398 words, about 2 min2Vestibular Schwannoma in an Only-Hearing Ear: Observation vs Surgery vs Radiation
A 47-year-old woman has a 1.8 cm right vestibular schwannoma with 4 mm brainstem contact and no hydrocephalus. She has serviceable but declining hearing on the right (PTA 40 dB, word recognition 72%) and normal left hearing .
424 words, about 2 min3Traumatic Facial Nerve Paralysis with an Intact but Abnormal CT
A 24-year-old man sustains a temporal bone fracture in a bicycle crash. He has immediate complete right facial paralysis (House-Brackmann VI), right hemotympanum, and conductive hearing loss.
311 words, about 2 min4Chronic Imbalance in an Older Adult with Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction
A 71-year-old woman reports 2 years of unsteadiness, worse in the dark and on uneven ground, with oscillopsia when walking. She has had recurrent falls (two in the past year, no fracture).
303 words, about 2 min5Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Single-Sided Deafness with Intractable Tinnitus
A 39-year-old woman has had right single-sided deafness for 3 years after a vestibular schwannoma resection, with severe disabling tinnitus in the deaf ear. Left hearing is normal (PTA 15 dB, word recognition 96%).
297 words, about 1 min