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The earliest symptom of glomus tumor is

A
Pulsatile tinnitus
B
Hearing loss
C
Poly growth
D
Blood stained otorrhoea
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. A Pulsatile tinnitus "The two most common presenting symptoms of paraganglioma of temporal bone (Glomus tumor) deg are conductive hearing loss and pulsatile tinnnus" Hearing loss is conductive and slowly progressive. Tinnitus is pulsatile and of swishing character", synchronous with pulse", and can be temporarily stopped by carotid pressure", Thus, both pulsatile tinnitus and deafness are seen in glomus tumor.

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