A Case of Sudden Deafness with Simultaneous Ipsilateral Positional Vertigo.
- Author:
Hyon Ah YI
1
;
Hyung LEE
;
Jong Hawn CHOI
;
Jeong Geun LIM
;
Sang Doe YI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sudden deafness;
Benign positional vertigo
- MeSH:
Ear;
Ear, Inner;
Female;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural;
Hearing Loss, Sudden*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Semicircular Canals;
Vertigo*;
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2001;19(4):410-412
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although some cases of benign positional vertigo are associated with a chronic ipsilateral sensorineural hearing loss, an association with simultaneous ipsilateral sudden deafness is rare. We report a 53-year old woman with sudden deaf-ness with simultaneous positional vertigo in the same ear characterized by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of pos-terior semicircular canal type. After a modified Epley particle-repositioning maneuver, the patient's vertigo was resolved. Clinical and neuro-otologic evaluations suggested that the lesion responsible for this patient was probably located within inner ear rather than within the vestibulocochlear nerve. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(4):410~412, 2001)
