Otology: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Otology

Sample item

What complication can occur if a tympanic membrane perforation becomes chronically infected?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Persistent conductive hearing loss

A persistent tympanic-membrane perforation can impair sound conduction and predispose to recurrent otorrhea or chronic middle-ear disease, so follow-up is important to protect hearing and exclude complications.

Option by option

  • A. Persistent conductive hearing loss (correct)

    Correct: perforation can cause persistent conductive loss and recurrent infection.

  • B. Loss of lower-limb pulses

    Lower-limb pulses are unrelated to tympanic-membrane integrity.

  • C. Instant complete blindness

    Ear disease does not directly cause instant blindness.

  • D. Permanent hyperthyroidism

    Thyroid overactivity is not an ear-perforation complication.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is A, Persistent conductive hearing loss. A persistent tympanic-membrane perforation can impair sound conduction and predispose to recurrent otorrhea or chronic middle-ear disease, so follow-up is important to protect hearing and exclude complications.

Why is "Loss of lower-limb pulses" not the answer?

Lower-limb pulses are unrelated to tympanic-membrane integrity.

Why is "Instant complete blindness" not the answer?

Ear disease does not directly cause instant blindness.

Why is "Permanent hyperthyroidism" not the answer?

Thyroid overactivity is not an ear-perforation complication.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Otology in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: perforation can cause persistent conductive loss and recurrent infection.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Otology?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.