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The document outlines a clinical case of a 36-year-old female who developed mild bilateral high-frequency hearing loss following platinum-based chemotherapy for cancer. It prompts the reader to diagnose the hearing loss type, identify the anatomical site of the lesion, explain tympanometric findings, and suggest an objective auditory test for early detection of damage. The assignment is part of a clinical practicum in audiology at Jordan University of Science and Technology.

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The document outlines a clinical case of a 36-year-old female who developed mild bilateral high-frequency hearing loss following platinum-based chemotherapy for cancer. It prompts the reader to diagnose the hearing loss type, identify the anatomical site of the lesion, explain tympanometric findings, and suggest an objective auditory test for early detection of damage. The assignment is part of a clinical practicum in audiology at Jordan University of Science and Technology.

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Jordan University of Science and Technology

Hearing and Speech Sciences


Clinical Practicum in Audiology 3
Assignment 2

Student Name:_____________________________________ ID
No___________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
______

A 36-year-old female underwent a course of platinum-based chemotherapy


for cancer treatment. Her pre-treatment audiometric evaluation was entirely
within normal limits. Post-treatment, she returned for a follow-up hearing
assessment. Otoscopic examination revealed normal outer ears and intact,
mobile tympanic membranes bilaterally.

Her post-chemotherapy audiogram demonstrated a newly acquired, bilateral,


symmetrical hearing loss of mild severity, isolated to the high frequencies
(specifically at 4000 Hz and 8000 Hz). Bone conduction thresholds were
identical to air conduction thresholds at all tested frequencies.

Based on the provided information, please address the following:

1. What is the most likely diagnosis?

2. Classify the type of hearing loss (e.g., conductive, sensorineural,


mixed) based on the audiometric findings.

3. Describe the primary anatomical site of the lesion.

4. Explain the expected tympanometric findings for this patient.

5. If this patient were to be monitored prospectively during treatment,


what is one sensitive objective auditory test that could detect the early
damage before it appears on a standard audiogram, and provide the
rationale for its use?

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