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Mark Aferzon, MD; J. Scott Greene, MD
Danville, Pa

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:714-716.

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A 53-YEAR-OLD man presented for evaluation of hearing loss, worsening balance, and decreased sense of smell. He complained of a progressive hearing loss over several years, with significantly more deterioration on the left side over the past several months. He noted that over the past 2 years, he had become more clumsy and had been unable to walk long distances without veering off to one side. He also noted that his sense of smell had decreased so much over the past 3 years that he had become unable to smell anything.

His medical history was significant for severe head and neck injuries, along with multiple right cervical root avulsions, which he had suffered in a motorcycle crash 26 years earlier. He was left with a useless anesthetic right arm and opted for amputation of his right arm 1 year later. Physical examination revealed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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