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What is Which of the following conditions causes maximum hearing loss and explain in detail?
CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS AVERAGE HEARING LOSS SEEN IN DIFFERENT LESIONS OF CONDUCTIVE APPARATUS 1. Complete obstruction of ear canal: 30 dB 2. Perforation of tympanic membrane (It varies and is directly propoional to the size of perforation): 10-40 dB 3. Ossicular interruption with intact drum: 54 dB 4. Ossicular interruption with perforation: 38 dB 5. Malleus fixation: 10-25 dB 6. Closure of oval window: 60 dB Note here that ossicular interruption with intact drum causes more loss than ossicular interruption with perforated drum. Ref:- Dhingra; pg num:-29