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Definition of Middle-ear deafness

1. Noun. Hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Middle-ear Deafness

Literary usage of Middle-ear deafness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Ear by Hunter Finlay Tod (1907)
"In very slight middle ear deafness " Rinne " may be positive. ... In very marked middle ear deafness it may be absolutely negative. ..."

2. Essentials of the Diseases of the Ear: Arranged in the Form of Questions and by Edward Baldwin Gleason (1902)
"How is a diagnosis made between middle ear-deafness and that resulting from disease of the internal ear ? The diagnosis is made from the history of the case ..."

3. A Practical Guide to the Examination of the Ear by Selden Spencer (1908)
"Persons with normal hearing, and those with middle ear deafness, hear high tones better than low tones; but where deafness is limited to the sound ..."

4. An Index of differential diagnosis of main symptoms by Herbert French (1912)
"The cause of middle-ear deafness will be diagnosed by considering other symptoms which ... In some cases of middle-ear deafness, especially in otosclerosis, ..."

5. Diseases of the nose, throat and ear: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1908)
"The deafness occurs suddenly, in contradistinction to that in middle-ear deafness. Postmortem examinations have shown most of them to be due to inflammation ..."

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