Abstract:Objectives: To evaluate the risk of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
after mastoidectomy in patients with acute mastoiditis (AM) and compare
patients who received surgical versus conservative treatment. Methods: A
retrospective cohort study of medical records of all patients who were
diagnosed with AM at Soroka medical center between the years 2005-2020
and had an available hearing test. Data included demographics, clinical
characteristic, comorbidities, and a pure tune audiometry conducted in
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