Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: early diagnosis improves outcome

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: early diagnosis improves outcome.

British Journal of General Practice, August 2013 e592 IntroduCtIon Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is one of the most under recognised medical emergencies. Unilateral loss of hearing does not produce the same immediate concerns as unilateral loss of vision and the differential includes very common and benign conditions such as wax obstruction and otitis media with effusion. These two ...

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss; Prognostic Factors

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a frightening and frustrating symptom for the patient as well as the physician. Prognosis is affected by multiple factors including duration of hearing loss, presence of associated vertigo and tinnitus, and co-morbidities such as hypertension and diabetes.   Materials and Methods: Forty subjects presenting to our department with feature...

Early and accurate diagnosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Studying VEMP in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has a prevalence of 10 in 100,000. Viral infections, vascular obstruction and rupture of the intracochlear membranes are supposed to be its most common etiologies. About 40% of patients experience vertigo or imbalance. The VEMP (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) test is a known approach for detailed study of the labyrinth. The advant...

Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Copyright © 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. A healthy 58-year-old woman answers the telephone and realizes that her hearing is diminished on the left side. She notices aural fullness and loud tinnitus in the affected ear. Later that day she has several hours of mild vertigo that clears by the following morning. Over the next few days, repeated self-administered ear cleaning with the use of ...