Here, we present a protocol to establish a replicable conductive hearing loss induction via surgical tympanic membrane puncture and verification by otoscope visualization and behavioral assessment by clap startle.
Manno, F. A. M., Manno, S. H. C., Ma, V., Barrios, F. A., Cho, W. C., Cheng, S. H., Lau, C. Simple Surgical Induction of Conductive Hearing Loss with Verification Using Otoscope Visualization and Behavioral Clap Startle Response in Rat. J. Vis. Exp. (152), e57993, doi:10.3791/57993 (2019).