Tympanic membrane

It’s not the ear — how TMD can confound clinicians

It’s not the ear — how TMD can confound clinicians

By Dr. Arman Abdalkhani on July 15, 2022

Otolaryngologists receive many referrals for what is classified as Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, aural fullness, and subjective hearing loss. Practitioners frequently encounter ear fullness or subjective hearing loss, in the face of an otherwise normal exam. It may lead practitioners to “read into” their physical exam with abnormal tympanic membrane (TM) findings.

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