Hypotympanum

Hypotympanic hearing loss develops with a closed injury to the head or middle ear in the event of crushing of the malleus, but if the stapes remains intact, allowing the mobility of the oval window and perilymph to be maintained. Complaints and anamnesis differ from those with conductive hearing loss in that the ringing “in the ears” is usually low; sometimes it is almost inaudible; the person is more worried about the feeling of stuffiness, “darkness, absence” in the ear. Headache (at least moderate, dull) accompanies traumatic hypotympanicity or is its independent manifestation. Traumatic conjunctivitis, as with the infectious form of the disease, is characterized by an extremely rapid development of sensations of congestion (2-3 days), as well as previous trauma to the skull, auricle or ear canal.

Occasionally, a history reveals factors that contribute to the deterioration of the condition (colds, hypothermia, alcohol intoxication, a fall from a height, surgery on the neck, injury to the occipital part of the skull from a fall).

Upon external examination of the face, the diagnosis