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OBJECTIVE: Sudden deafness, in most cases, has no apparent cause. In some cases viral infection, vascular occlusion, or a cochlear membrane rupture may be responsible for the sudden loss of hearing. In this study, we analyzed etiology, audiologic, psychiatric, and clinical aspects of psychogenic sudden deafness through a retrospective chart review. Patients included were thought to have sudden deafness as a result of psychogenic causes and/or stresses. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We reviewed the records of 277 patients who had been admitted to the Department of Otolaryngology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, from January 1997 to July 2003, with the initial diagnosis of idiopathic sudden hearing loss. RESULTS: In the medical history of 9 patients, there was an association between sudden onset of hearing loss and psychogenic events. There were 4 patients who had a preexisting mental health condition. A psychiatrist provided the classification of psychogenic sudden deafness for 7 patients (2.5%) who had organic causes ruled out. These patients showed discrepancy between pure tone audiometry and ABR. There were 2 males and 5 females; 4 patients were in their 10's, 1 in his 20's, and 2 in their 40's. Three patients had bilateral hearing loss and 4 had unilateral loss. The hearing test scores revealed: 4 patients with severe to profound hearing loss at 71 dB or higher, 2 patients with moderately severe hearing loss ranging from 56 to 70 dB, and 1 patient with moderate hearing loss from 41 to 56 dB. Hearing was restored in all patients, partially or completely, by treatment with steroid injections and psychotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: A total of 2.5% of sudden onset hearing loss cases in our study were a result of psychogenic causes. We observed distinctive features for audiologic measures, psychiatric findings, and clinical characteristics. The recovery rate and prognosis were better in patients who had accurate audiometry and were under the care of a psychiatrist.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Audiometry, Speech
- Auditory Threshold
- Child
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology
- Female
- Hearing Loss, Functional/etiology
- Hearing Loss, Functional/physiopathology
- Hearing Loss, Functional/psychology
- Hearing Loss, Sudden/etiology
- Hearing Loss, Sudden/physiopathology
- Hearing Loss, Sudden/psychology
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
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- Jae-Ho Ban
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Young-Ho Hong
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea
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Sakamoto M, Itasaka Y, Ishikawa K. [N100m findings of auditory-evoked fields in patients with psychogenic hearing impairment]. Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 2007; 110:672-679. [PMID: 18018595 DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.110.672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We recorded the auditory-evoked fields in five patients with psychogenic hearing impairment and ten healthy controls. The maximum N100m peak amplitude and latency were measured under 1000 and 2000-Hz tone burst stimuli in each ear. The mean N100m amplitude in the patients was smaller than that in the controls. Especially, regardless of the side of stimulation, the mean amplitude in the left-hemisphere was significantly smaller in the patients than in the controls, except for the 2000-Hz stimulus condition in the left ear. There was no significant difference in the latency of the N100m peak between patients and controls. We attribute the findings of attenuation of the N100m amplitude to the peculiar auditory perception in patients with psychogenic hearing impairment. Concerning the cause of this finding, we suggest two possible mechanisms: inhibitory auditory processing and attention deficit.
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- Masao Sakamoto
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hokusyu Tyuoh Hospital, Kitaakita
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Conversion deafness is a somatoform disorder characterized by hearing loss without an anatomic or pathophysiologic lesion. Clinically, discrepancies between behavior hearing thresholds and objective electrophysiologic examinations, such as impedance audiometry, otoacoustic emissions (OAE), and auditory brainstem response (ABR), will raise the suspicion of this disorder. It is judged to be due to psychological factors and that patients do not intentionally produce the symptom. Conversion deafness is sometimes reported in children but is extremely rare among adults. Two young adults with this disease are presented. These 2 patients were both under enormous stress from the national entrance examinations for universities. Pure tone audiometry showed bilateral hearing deterioration, but OAE and ABR were normal. The hearing of both patients recovered after treatment. The diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this disorder are also discussed. It is important to discover the psychological stress in patients with conversion deafness. This report aims to increase awareness of this condition and avoid unnecessary steroid use in its treatment.
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- Ying-Piao Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Rotenberg BW, Makhija M, Papsin BC. Conversion disorder in a child presenting as sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005; 69:1261-4. [PMID: 15964081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2004] [Accepted: 03/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pseudohypoacacusis is a form of conversion disorder in which a hearing loss is found in the absence of organic disease. A case of an 11-year-old boy with auditory conversion disorder after mild head trauma is reported. The child presented with unilateral hearing loss, with no accompanying vestibular symptoms and no history of otologic disease. Auditory testing revealed severe right-sided sensorineural hearing loss, however, CT scan was normal. There was a family history of conversion disorder and the child was undergoing an emotionally stressful period. It was decided to treat the child conservatively with close monitoring and a repeat audiogram 2 weeks later. One week after presentation, the child's hearing suddenly returned to normal after a second very minor head injury. It is important to consider pseudohypoacusis or conversion disorder even in cases such as trauma, when the clinical history supports a diagnosis of hearing loss.
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MESH Headings
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Auditory Threshold
- Child
- Conversion Disorder/complications
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Head Injuries, Closed/complications
- Head Injuries, Closed/psychology
- Hearing Loss, Functional/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Functional/etiology
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/etiology
- Hearing Loss, Sudden/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sudden/etiology
- Humans
- Male
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- Brian W Rotenberg
- Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5G 1X8
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We studied temporal bone histopathology in 21 ears with Meniere's disease and 24 ears with endolymphatic hydrops without Meniere's symptoms and compared the findings to those in 10 ears with presbycusis and 11 ears with normal hearing. Normal hearing ears showed less degeneration of cochlear structures than the other ears. In ears with endolymphatic hydrops without Meniere's symptoms, the degeneration of spiral ligament, hair cells, dendrites (peripheral processes) and apical spiral ganglion cells was more severe than in the other three groups. In ears with Meniere's disease and endolymphatic hydrops without Meniere's symptoms, the hair cells and dendrites were more affected than ganglion cells and there was no correlation between hair cell and ganglion cell degeneration. These findings suggest that a permanent threshold shift in late stage endolymphatic hydrops is not related to ganglion cell loss but rather to degeneration of sensory elements.
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- J P Vasama
- House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Kawashiro N. [Otorhinolaryngological disorders due to psychological stress in children]. Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 2000; 103:165-7. [PMID: 10858090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Hearing acuity among electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, and boilermakers with > or = 20 years of union membership was compared with that of telephone workers. Automated pure tone audiometry was performed and a questionnaire was administered. Most construction workers were exposed to occupational noise and wore hearing protection. Median thresholds for electricians and telephone workers were comparable. Thresholds of plumbers and pipefitters were higher but comparable to expected values. Boilermakers had high levels of hearing loss. Thresholds at 4000 Hz among older workers were similar for all groups and were above expected values, suggesting a cohort effect. Audiometric screening seems to be warranted for some construction workers.
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- P A Hessel
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Bohin S, Draper ES, Field DJ. Health status of a population of infants born before 26 weeks gestation derived from routine data collected between 21 and 27 months post-delivery. Early Hum Dev 1999; 55:9-18. [PMID: 10367978 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3782(99)00003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED This retrospective study was designed: (a) to determine the extent to which routine data sources in the UK can provide data relating to the later health status of selected groups of infants; and (b) to use such an approach to describe the outcome of a geographically defined population of infants born before 26 weeks gestation. All infants of less than 26 weeks gestation admitted for neonatal intensive care during the period 1/1/91 and 31/12/93 whose mother's address at the time of birth was within the boundaries of the Trent Health Region were included. Health status was assessed against a previously described simple scheme and using information from existing sources only. During the 3-year period 249 infants of less than 26 weeks gestation were admitted for intensive care. Of these 66 (26.5%) survived to be discharged from the neonatal service. A further seven infants died before the age of 2 years. Of the remaining 59 four were lost to follow up (three could not be traced; one was living abroad). Of the 55 infants reviewed, 36 demonstrated no features, pre-defined in the classification scheme, of severe disability. However, only 30 children appeared to be considered entirely normal. CONCLUSION Infants born before 26 weeks gestation and admitted for neonatal intensive care had, approximately, a 12% chance of normal survival to 2 years. A slightly smaller proportion of infants survived with significant disability. Existing routine data sources could be adapted to provide useful public health information about the outcome of 'high risk' groups of infants.
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- S Bohin
- Department of Child Health, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK
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Houston DK, Johnson MA, Nozza RJ, Gunter EW, Shea KJ, Cutler GM, Edmonds JT. Age-related hearing loss, vitamin B-12, and folate in elderly women. Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 69:564-71. [PMID: 10075346 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.3.564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hearing impairment is 1 of the 4 most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly. However, the biological basis of age-related hearing loss is unknown. OBJECTIVE The objective was to test the hypothesis that age-related hearing loss may be associated with poor vitamin B-12 and folate status. DESIGN A thorough audiometric assessment was conducted in 55 healthy women aged 60-71 y. Hearing function was determined by the average of pure-tone air conduction thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz and was categorized into 2 groups for logistic regression analyses: normal hearing (<20 dB hearing level; n = 44) and impaired hearing (> or = 20 dB hearing level; n = 11). RESULTS Mean age was the same (65 y) for the normal hearing and impaired hearing groups. Pure-tone averages were inversely correlated with serum vitamin B-12 (r = -0.58, P = 0.0001) and red cell folate (r = -0.37, P = 0.01). Women with impaired hearing had 38% lower serum vitamin B-12 (236 compared with 380 pmol/L, respectively, P = 0.008) and 31% lower red cell folate (425 compared with 619 nmol/L, respectively, P = 0.02) than women with normal hearing. Among participants who did not take supplements containing vitamin B-12 or folate, women with impaired hearing had 48% lower serum vitamin B-12 (156 compared with 302 pmol/L, respectively, P = 0.0007) and 43% lower red cell folate (288 compared with 502 nmol/L, respectively, P = 0.001) than women with normal hearing. CONCLUSION Poor vitamin B-12 and folate status may be associated with age-related auditory dysfunction.
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- D K Houston
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA
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Manolidis S, Pappas D, Von Doersten P, Jackson CG, Glasscock ME. Temporal bone and lateral skull base malignancy: experience and results with 81 patients. Am J Otol 1998; 19:S1-15. [PMID: 9827809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine predictive factors and treatment outcome and to devise a staging method for malignant lateral skull base disease. STUDY DESIGN The study design was a retrospective review of all lateral skull base surgery cases. SETTING The study was conducted at a tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Of 317 lateral skull base lesions, 81 patients were found to have malignant disease. Three groups were identified, and the data were analyzed according to the following: epithelial malignancies, 30 patients; malignancies of salivary gland origin, 23 patients; and malignancies of mesenchymal origin, 28 patients. The mean age was 48.5 years with a range of 5-83 years. There were 42 males and 39 females. Our mean follow-up time was 54 months with a range of 1-180 months. Forty-three patients were alive without evidence of recurrent disease, 6 were living with disease, 25 were dead of disease, 3 died of other causes, and 4 were lost to follow-up. INTERVENTIONS All patients underwent surgery with curative intent. Forty-two received adjuvant radiation, and 8 received chemotherapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Treatment failure, survival, cranial nerve deficits, complications, and predictive factors were analyzed. RESULTS A 58% treatment success rate was observed. Epithelial and salivary malignancy had a poorer prognosis, and pain and facial nerve dysfunction at presentation carried a worse prognosis. CONCLUSIONS Lateral skull base malignancy is a rare entity that continues to challenge cranial base surgeons. Cranial nerve deficits and complications are frequent. The success rate of treatment is dependent on histology and disease extent.
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- S Manolidis
- The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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An 8-year-old child was examined because of conductive hearing loss with a retrotympanic mass on otoscopy. CT and MR angiography showed a large inferior tympanic artery traversing the hypotympanum and joining a thin, irregular internal carotid artery with a normal middle meningeal artery. These investigations, coupled with knowledge of the embryological development allowed a diagnosis of a complex vascular anomaly in the middle ear and avoided potential surgical complications.
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- J G Caldas
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clînicas, Universidade São Paulo, Brazil
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Children undergoing treatment for cancer often receive agents that put them at risk for ototoxicity. Platinum-based chemotherapy, aminoglycoside antibiotics, loop diuretics, and radiotherapy are all capable of inducing inner ear damage, which may result in significant sensorineural hearing loss. Frequent audiological monitoring is necessary for the early detection of changes in hearing thresholds. Age-appropriate modification of audiological testing is essential to obtain accurate results and provide maximum comfort for pediatric patients. When hearing loss is identified promptly, consideration may be given to treatment modification and/or early intervention with hearing aids and other assistive devices. The consequences of hearing loss differ depending on the developmental stage of the child at the time that hearing loss occurs. Language acquisition may be affected in very young children, whereas educational and psychosocial concerns are paramount for the older child. The pediatric oncology nurse is instrumental in assisting the child and family who are coping with hearing loss related to cancer treatment.
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- W Landier
- School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Veiersted KB, Goffeng LO, Tynes T. [Late effects of low-voltage electricity accidents. Rotator cuff tendinitis, hearing loss and neuropsychological dysfunction]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1997; 117:3363-5. [PMID: 9411888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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This article describes the symptomatology of three patients following electrical accidents. The flow of the current was from hand to hand, voltage was 220/380 V, and duration was at least a few seconds for all patients. The development of symptoms was the same, and may be explained as a thermal effect of electricity on the tissue. Initially the patients experienced transient confusion, followed by stiff muscles after 1 to 3 days, and then pain in the muscle attachments and joints close to path of the current. This pain increased slowly during the first two weeks. Recovery was gradual, but often incomplete. The case notes showed that electrical accidents may be followed by chronic rotator cuff tendinitis. The clinical examination also revealed a hearing loss at about 2,000 Hz and above 4,000 Hz. The neuropsychological testing indicated a diffuse impaired function in only one patient.
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We reviewed cases of early childhood hoarseness caused by vocal nodules and functional hearing loss as being possible manifestations of child abuse. This is a retrospective review set in two urban referral centers. The patients consisted of four children with vocal nodules and known histories of abuse, and four children with functional hearing loss and histories suggestive of abuse. Vocal nodules or functional hearing loss may be indicators of an abusive situation. Child abuse should be considered in the differential diagnosis of these problems.
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- A F Drake
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Johnson AC, Nylén PR. Effects of industrial solvents on hearing. Occup Med 1995; 10:623-40. [PMID: 8578423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- A C Johnson
- Department of Neuromedicine, National Institute of Occupational Health, Solna, Sweden
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Spraggs PD, Burton MJ, Graham JM. Nonorganic hearing loss in cochlear implant candidates. Am J Otol 1994; 15:652-7. [PMID: 8572067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Five patients undergoing assessment for cochlear implantation have been found to have a nonorganic hearing loss (pseudohypacusis). This phenomenon has not been reported previously in this patient population. The cases are presented and the causes, detection, and management of this condition are discussed.
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- P D Spraggs
- Royal Ear Hospital, Middlesex Outpatients Department, London
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Wang LP, Fog J. [Hearing loss and spinal anesthesia]. Ugeskr Laeger 1993; 155:4021-2. [PMID: 8273221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Charabi S, Thomsen JC, Tos M, Børgesen SE. [Results of suboccipital removal of acoustic neurinomas in Denmark 1979-1990]. Ugeskr Laeger 1993; 155:452-456. [PMID: 8465447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In the period from 1979 to 1990, a series of 59 patients with 59 acoustic neuromas were operated upon in five departments of neurosurgery by at least five different neurosurgical teams, employing the suboccipital approach. The perioperative mortality rate was 8.5%. Complications including hematoma, ventricular hemorrhage, meningitis, hemiparalysis, abducens nerve paralysis, recurrent nerve paralysis, postoperative wound infection and CSF leak were observed in 21 patients (35.6%). Radical removal of the tumor was not possible in 17 patients (28.8%). Converting the postoperative facial nerve function to the House-Brackmann (HB) classification, 34 patients (57.6%) were regarded as HB VI. Reconstruction of the facial nerve was attempted in 19 patients (32.2%). Attempts at preservation of hearing were unsuccessful in all patients. Failure to attain better results and the importance of the centralized Danish model of acoustic neuroma surgery are emphasized.
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- S Charabi
- Ore naese halsafdelingen, og Rigshospitalet, Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte
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Tatagiba M, Samii M, Matthies C, el Azm M, Schönmayr R. The significance for postoperative hearing of preserving the labyrinth in acoustic neurinoma surgery. J Neurosurg 1992; 77:677-84. [PMID: 1403106 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.5.0677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Among 186 patients with preoperative hearing, a total of 189 acoustic neurinomas were removed through a lateral suboccipital approach with anatomical preservation of the cochlear nerve. Functional hearing was preserved in 92 (49%) of these patients; despite anatomical preservation of the cochlear nerve, deafness was the result in 51% of the series. Many factors have been considered to cause hearing loss in patients whose cochlear nerve was intact after surgery; these include nerve retraction, nerve or cochlear ischemia, overheating and vibration damage to the nerve, and opening of the labyrinth. To evaluate the significance of injury to the labyrinth in postoperative hearing loss, a prospective study was undertaken. High-resolution computerized tomography studies through the inner ear with bone algorithm were performed pre- and postoperatively. The postoperative status of the labyrinth was classified into three patterns: intact, fenestrated, and widely opened. Injury to the labyrinth occurred in 30% of the cases. The most frequently injured labyrinth structures were the crus commune of the posterior and superior semicircular canals (52%), the posterior semicircular canal (23%), the vestibule (21%), and the superior semicircular canal (4%). A statistically significant relationship was found between injury to the labyrinth and deafness, elevated thresholds, and lower discrimination values at pure-tone audiograms and speech audiometry (p < 0.0001). The degree of the injury (comparison between fenestration and wide opening of the labyrinth) was also significantly related to postoperative deafness (p < 0.0001). Disturbance of the inner-ear fluids was considered to be the cause of the hearing loss. In 12 patients labyrinth injury was not associated with deafness. This finding may support the existence of mechanisms of cochlear protection. The homeostatic function of the endolymphatic sac was considered to play an important role in recovery of damaged hearing in these 12 cases.
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- M Tatagiba
- Hannover Medical School, Neurosurgical Clinic, Nordstadt Hospital, Germany
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The late course of preserved hearing and tinnitus following retrosigmoid transmeatal surgery for acoustic neurilemoma is reported. Over a period of 5 years, useful hearing was preserved in 15 patients after preservation was attempted in 42 patients. In five patients the hearing was better than the preoperative level; in three it was worse. Three patients developed delayed worsening and fluctuations of hearing in the surgically treated ear during a median follow-up period of 2 1/2 years. While the exact reason for such worsening was not clear in two patients, in one patient it appeared that the muscle graft placed in the internal auditory canal after tumor resection resulted in fibrosis and compromise of the cochlear nerve. The causes of delayed worsening of hearing in the absence of tumor recurrence are analyzed, and possible treatment and methods of prevention of worsening are suggested. In six patients, tinnitus persisted after surgery in the ear with successful preservation of hearing, but hearing was not worsened and the tinnitus was not bothersome to the patient. In one patient with preoperative tinnitus, hearing was not preserved and tinnitus persisted sufficiently to necessitate reexploration and cochlear nerve section.
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- A Goel
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Bresson K. [Hearing loss in premature infants]. Ugeskr Laeger 1991; 153:668-9. [PMID: 2008764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bernal Sprekelsen M, Hormann K, Lamparter U. [Sudden deafness and stress. A retrospective analysis]. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 1990; 41:93-5. [PMID: 2390301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A questionnaire was sent to 132 patients suffering from sudden deafness selected out of 445 patients treated during 1985-1987 by well defined criteria. This questionnaire asked for conditions of health, noise and individual attributions to sudden deafness on one hand. On the other hand, the second part was related to so-called "life-events" as parameters for psycho-social stress, 44% of the patients worked as civil servants or as employees. 52% of the collective acquired the same hearing level they had before the sudden hearing loss. Nevertheless, 83% still complained about ear related and psychosomatic symptoms. The subjective attribution of sudden hearing loss was more somatic in 25% and more psychic in 31% of the cases. 90% of the group expressed so-called "life-events" immediately before or during sudden hearing loss. These life-events have been felt "sensible" in two third of the patients and attributed mostly to the field of their work. The results seem to demonstrate that in patients suffering from sudden hearing loss there is a risen susceptibility to life-events which is specific for the individual. Since the mechanics of coping have central defects, these life-events become a "stressor". This means, that the sudden hearing loss has to be interpreted as a case of emergency of the individual organism burden with non expressed affects.
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Yabe T, Kaga K, Kodama A. Temporal bone pathology of a patient without hearing and caloric reaction, and with counter-rolling after chronic myelocytic leukemia. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1989; 468:307-12. [PMID: 2635523 DOI: 10.3109/00016488909139066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The temporal bone pathology of a 36-year-old man who suffered from chronic myelocytic leukemia and sudden hearing loss of both ears, was studied from the viewpoint of neurotology. Neurotological examination showed bilaterally profound hearing loss and no caloric reaction but good counter-rolling reaction to the right and the left head tilt and no other abnormal neurological findings. He died of intracranial hemorrhage. A study of histopathology of the temporal bones revealed extensive destruction of the organ of Corti, dilatation of Reissner's membrane, leukemic infiltration in the cochlea but good preservation of sensory hair cells in the vestibular endorgans. Leukemic cell infiltration in perilymphatic and endolymphatic spaces, and leukemic hemorrhage in the perilymphatic spaces were observed. And also in the left internal auditory canal, obvious leukemic infiltration and marked hemorrhage were observed, but in the right internal auditory canal, no abnormal change was found. We discuss the correlation between neurotological findings and histopathological findings.
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- T Yabe
- Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Skriabin VA. [Metallic foreign body in the external acoustic meatus]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1988:75-6. [PMID: 3227602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Matsumoto T, Kuroda N. [Influence of clicking sounds on hearing ability]. Nichidai Koko Kagaku 1988; 14:350-5. [PMID: 3253591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Since episodic vertigo in the pediatric and adolescent age group is unusual and therefore not well known to most otolaryngologists, we present six cases to show some of the various presentations and different underlying causes. These cases covered a wide diagnostic spectrum: meningioma, medulloblastoma, childhood migraine with vestibular symptoms, childhood Meniere's syndrome (one case due to perilymph fistula), and benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood. The two patients with tumor and the patient with perilymph fistula were treated surgically; the other patients are being managed conservatively since these childhood conditions usually tend to diminish with time.
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- B H Britton
- Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
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A case of acute renal failure associated with severe uraemic hearing loss is presented. Audiometric site-of-lesion testing revealed cochlear as well as neural involvement. After therapy hearing recovered up to an almost normal level, with normal auditory nerve conduction velocities. This case report supports the suggestion that the improvement of hearing after renal transplantation or dialysis might be correlated with the influences of these forms of therapy upon the peripheral neuropathy.
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Olsen KD. Myringotomy tubes--another viewpoint. Pediatrics 1986; 77:439-41. [PMID: 3951932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Panning B, Laubert A. [Transient low frequency hearing loss and facial paralysis following spinal anesthesia. A case report]. Anaesthesist 1985; 34:402-4. [PMID: 4051168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Facial paresis and low frequency hearing loss was observed 16 days after spinal anaesthesia in a 22 years old male patient. Both disturbances disappeared within a short time of bed rest as the only therapy. The hearing loss showed the typical picture which we have observed in the last few years as a complication of spinal anaesthesia. The facial paresis which appeared at the same time could well be caused by low of cerebrospinal fluid pressure due to leakage via the puncture hole.
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Su TY, Juan KH. [Eustachian tube function in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma]. Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi 1985; 1:53-62. [PMID: 3871009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sanders JW, Lazenby BB. Auditory brain stem response measurement in the assessment of pseudohypoacusis. Am J Otol 1983; 4:292-9. [PMID: 6859236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In the evaluation of patients with pseudohypoacusis, a test that gives at least a suggestion of the patient's true auditory sensitivity is of great value. This report is an evaluation of the application and contribution of auditory brain stem response (ABR) measurement in pseudohypoacusis through a case study approach. Four patients suspected of having pseudohypoacusis on the basis of their histories and initial audiometric results were tested with the ABR procedure. In all cases the auditory sensitivity suggested by ABR was considerably better than the voluntary thresholds obtained on the initial audiograms. Following ABR measurement, all four patients showed marked improvement in voluntary threshold responses, and two gave responses that were within normal limits. Although auditory brain stem response measurement is not a test of hearing, it can be a powerful tool in the identification and quantification of nonorganic hearing loss.
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Löhle E, Schölmerich J, Vuilleumier JP, Köttgen E. [Vitamin A concentration in plasma and ability to hear in patients with chronic alcoholic liver diseases]. HNO 1982; 30:375-80. [PMID: 7153072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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59 patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and with negative history of ear infection, noise exposure, head injury, use of streptomycin and without hereditary deafness underwent a basic audiologic examination. In all age groups we found a depression of the pure tone threshold on from 2,000 Hz and compared to a control group and to the norm curves (Spoor 1966). Following the Carhart-test and the acoustic facial reflex there were always signs of cochlear lesions. Fifty per cent of the alcoholics in the Carhart tone decay test showed a depression of the threshold between 10 and 30 dB. The concentration of vitamin A, RBP, beta-Carotin and zinc in the blood measured at the same time were diminished. Considering recent electron microscopic findings on the pattern of the inner ear of young rats following vitamin A deficit we suppose that the vitamin A deficit in the alcoholics leads to poor hearing.
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Feldman WE, Ginsburg CM, McCracken GH, Allen D, Ahmann P, Graham J, Graham L. Relation of concentrations of Haemophilus influenzae type b in cerebrospinal fluid to late sequelae of patients with meningitis. J Pediatr 1982; 100:209-12. [PMID: 7057327 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(82)80636-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Forty-four patients with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis had follow-up evaluations approximately one year after hospital discharge. Patients with greater than or equal to 10(7) colony-forming units of H. influenzae type b per milliliters CSF had significantly greater frequencies of speech impairment (P less than 0.001), hearing loss (P = 0.04), and moderate or severe neurologic sequelae (P less than 0.01). Patients with greater than or equal to 1 microgram H. influenzae b antigen/ml CSF had a greater incidence of hearing loss (P = 0.03) but not of speech abnormalities (P = 0.06) or other neurologic sequelae (P = 0.64). Glucose concentrations less than 10 mg/dl correlated with the incidence of hearing loss (P = 0.02) and speech impairment (P = 0.02). "Partial" antibiotic therapy, CSF protein concentrations, and number of CSF polymorphonuclear leukocytes did not correlate well with sequelae. These data indicate that pretreatment concentrations of H. influenzae b and glucose concentrations in CSF were the best predictors of late sequelae of patients with H. influenzae b meningitis.
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Chüden HG. [Rupture of the round window membrane (author's transl)]. HNO 1979; 27:227-31. [PMID: 478999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Labyrinthine fistula of the round window should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vertigo and sudden hearing loss occurring in patients, who are not only divers, during physical stress or exertion. Surgical exploration and closure of the fistulae are the only means of diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Since these fistulae may heal spontaneously in most instances early surgery is recommended after a short interval of conservative therapy. Five patients, of whom 4 underwent surgery and one was seen for an expert opinion are presented.
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Hernández-Orozco F. [Diseases caused by noise]. GAC MED MEX 1978; 114:416-20. [PMID: 710794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Martin H, Oudot J, Martin C, Laydevant JP. [Case of acoustic nerve neurinoma with a very slow course]. J Fr Otorhinolaryngol Audiophonol Chir Maxillofac 1978; 27:483-4. [PMID: 216771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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