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Untreated middle-ear disease may be lead to erosion of the ossicles or cholesteatomas. This type of hearing loss also results from foreign bodies, cerumen, inflammation of the external auditory canal. Neoplasms of the ear are relatively uncommon, with glomus tumors, middle-ear polyps, and carcinomas being the most common. ................
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