Audiometric Assessment in Patients With Carcinoma of the Larynx

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ABSTRACT

Audiometric assessmer; was carried out on twelve patients with advanced carcinoma of the larynx who were on admission on the Ear, Nose and Throat Ward of the University College Hospiu.t, Ibadan, Nigeria between October 1995 and 'June 199b_ The sharp dropping curve was the most common type of audiograph observed. Fifty . percent of the patients had wry sharp dropping curve at 200I-I" 33.3°/() had mild dropping curve at 4000Hz and ~OOOHz while 16Y{-o had a flat curve within the social adequacy range Implications of this in the treatment and rehabilitation of such patients is discussed. 

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