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autophony

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Au`toph´o`ny
n.1.(Med.) An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
autophony
a form of auscultation in which the practitioner learns the condition of the patient’s chest from the way in which his own voice is modified as he speaks against the chest. See also deafness.
See also: Medical Specialties
a form of deafness in which the sufferer hears only his own voice, and that very loudly. See also medical specialties.
See also: Deafness
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The patient reported an 8-year history of a sudden-onset, nonfluctuating, left-sided hearing loss that had remained unchanged and a 1-year history of a gradual-onset, nonfluctuating, bilateral tinnitus (greater on the left) and a constant left-sided aural fullness and autophony.
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Conclusions Auditory or vestibular dysfunction may develop in patients with Lassa fever, and tinnitus, autophony, hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo, nystagmus, and ataxia have been reported (3,4).
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