Hearing Loss With Craniofacial Syndromes - Pfeiffer Syndrome

Pfeiffer Syndrome

A conductive hearing loss along with middle ear disease is most commonly seen in patients with Pfeiffer syndrome; although, there have been reports of mixed hearing loss as well. The hearing loss is most typically caused by stenosis or atresia of the auditory canal, middle ear hypoplasia, and ossicular hypoplasia (Vallino-Napoli, 1996).

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