A 60-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of progressive bilateral hearing loss, worse in noisy environments, and tinnitus. Otoscopy is norm...

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A 60-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of progressive bilateral hearing loss, worse in noisy environments, and tinnitus. Otoscopy is normal. Rinne's test shows air conduction better than bone conduction bilaterally. Weber's test does not lateralise. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Presbycusis

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Otosclerosis

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Meniere's disease

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Chronic otitis media

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Noise-induced hearing loss

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Presbycusis

A 60-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of progressive bilateral hearing loss, worse in noisy environments, and tinnitus. Otoscopy is normal. Rinne's test shows air conduction better than bone conduction bilaterally. Weber's test does not lateralise. What is the most likely diagnosis?