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TopicName

Hearing loss

ClinicalTests

Blood glucose
CBC with differential
TSH, and/or syphilis testing depending on the suspected etiology): for patients with unexplained sensorineural hearing loss

ImagingStudies

MRI or CT scan (of the posterior fossa): r/o acoustic neuroma
Audiometry: for patients without any obvious cause of hearing loss

PhysicalExams

Whispered test: hearing loss
Rinne / Weber tests: hearing loss as conductive or sensorineural 
Otoscopy: observation of external ear and tympanic membrane

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WebLink

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0915/p1125.html