An atypical presentation of obsessive compulsive disorder with difficulty in hearing

An atypical presentation of obsessive compulsive disorder with difficulty in hearing

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric disorder which is easily recognized.However, sometimes patients of OCD present in such an atypical or bizarre way that their problem comes to notice as being a psychiatric disorder after multiple consultations in different specialties.We are reporting a case of a man who had first sought opinion in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) for hearing Cast Iron Pan impairment.He was then referred to a neurologist and a general physician for evaluation of neurological cause of his symptom.As no pathology related to ENT or neurology could be detected, Pet Parent - Apparel - CoatsJackets he was referred to the Department of Psychiatry.

The patient′s chief complaints were difficulty in hearing and inability to understand at once.He could be diagnosed as a case of OCD after meticulous evaluation and studying his response to treatment.There was significant improvement in all the presenting symptoms over a period of 6 weeks on 60 mg of fluoxetine.