Which of the following complication would result if the postero superior retraction pocket in the eardrum is allowed to progress?: (A) Tympanoscelerosis, (B) Teiary cholesteatoma, (C) Secondary cholesteatoma, (D) Sensori-neural hearing loss
Answer is D. Postero superior retraction pocket of the ear drum, if allowed to progress leads to complications such as sensorineural hearing loss, facial nerve involvement and a labrynthine fistula formation. Other extracranial complications which can occur includes labrynthitis, mastoiditis, petrositis and soft tissue abscess.