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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl) Otolaryngol
ISSN: 2161-119X Otolaryngol, an open access journal Otolaryngology 2017
October 18-19, 2017
October 18-19, 2017 Dubai, UAE
4th International Conference on
Rhinology and Otology
Audio logical features and auditory processing in Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A case study
Bibin Georgie Thomas1, Blessy K Mathew2 and Sujay P1
1NMC Hospital Dubai, UAE
2Prayathna Speech & Hearing Centre, UAE
Ramsay Hunt syndrome occurs when a shingles infection a ects the facial nerve near one of your ears. In addition to this,
Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in the a ected ear. e present study investigates the
audio logical features and auditory processing of patient with this syndrome. Investigating auditory processing skills using a
series of behavioral and objective tests known to be sensitive enough to assess a 40 year’s old women using behavioral tests
such as speech perception in noise, gap detection and duration pattern and objective tests like ABR, MLR responses and OAE.
Investigations of the peripheral auditory system revealed a right moderate sensorineural hearing loss, poor scores on speech
perception in noise, gap detection and duration pattern. ese results con rmed using objective tests where the absence of
OAE, abnormal latencies and inter-peak latencies of the ABR and absence of MLR. e results of the present case study
focus on the presence of auditory processing disorders and audio logical features suggested test shows presence of auditory
processing disorder and cochlear and retro cochlear involvement. us, cautious investigations of audio logical evaluation are
necessary in these individuals.
Otolaryngol 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X-C1-023