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Pure tone audiometry testing revealed right-sided ski-slope hearing loss on high frequencies and mild hearing impairment on the high frequencies in the contralateral side. The presence of ULL of 85-90 dB in 3 frequencies revealed a mild right-sided hyperacusis.
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Pure tone audiometry testing revealed right-sided ski-slope hearing loss on high frequencies and mild hearing impairment on the high frequencies in the contralateral ear (Figure 1).
DPOAE were pass in the left ear and refer in the right ear.
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DPOAE were present in the left ear and absent in the right ear (Figure 2).
Partial empty sella syndrome with suprasellar cistern hernia on MRI.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) resulted in normal anatomical structures of the cochlea and the cranial nerves showing a partial empty sella syndrome with suprasellar cistern hernia in the absence of clinical signs and hormonal deficiency (Figure 3).
Fitting of sound generator in the combination device:the low cut filter was 1 kHz and the high cut filter was 6 kHz.
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The low cut filter was 1 kHz and the high cut filter was 6 kHz, on the basis of audiological tests (Figure 4).