Cholesteatoma

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Tympanic membrane

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Cholesteatoma

Symptoms:

drainage from the ear, usually chronic
hearing loss in one ear
pain or numbness in the ear or around the ear
dizziness

Signs and tests:

Inspection of the ear may show a pocket or perforation (opening) in the eardrum, often with drainage. The deposit of old skin cells may be visible with an otoscope.

The following tests may be performed to rule out other causes of dizziness.

Your doctor may order a CT scan to further evaluate the problem.

Review Date: 7/8/2004
Reviewed By: Kevin Fung, MD, FRCS(C), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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