Assessment of Hearing Impairment in Oral Submucous Fibrosis – A Tympanometric and Audiometric Study

Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant complex disorder involving the oral mucosa. Etiology is multi-factorial, but the main causative agent is chewing of arecanut. Atrophic changes of para tubal muscles leads to eustachian tube dysfunction, leading to loss of hearing....

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Main Authors: C Sreepradha, M R Vaishali, David M Priscilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2023;volume=35;issue=4;spage=461;epage=467;aulast=Sreepradha