Association of Sudden Hearing Loss with Vertebrobasiler Insufficiency: A Case Report
Abstract
Aim: Sudden hearing loss can occur due to viral and vascular causes. Vertebrobasilar insufficiency, which is one of the vascular reasons, commonly cause vestibular problems in middle-aged and older patients, with or without hearing impairment. However, little is known about the association between sudden hearing loss and vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
Methods: A 51 years old male who had sudden onset hearing loss in his left ear and vertigo is presented. Initially, he was diagnosed of left-sided sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss. Suspicion of vertebrobasilar insufficiency raised following completion of vestibular evaluations and diagnosed with imaging studies.
Results: It should be kept in mind that vertebrobasilar insufficiency can be an etiologic factor in cases presenting with sudden hearing loss.
Keywords
Dizziness, Sudden hearing loss, Vertigo, Vertebrobasiler insufficiency, Vestibular diseases, Rehabilitation
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Special Thanks
Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the staff of Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology, Speech and Vestibular Disorders Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Center who contributed to the evaluation and follow-up of the case in this report.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained verbally from this patient before the study and the principles in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed.
Conflict of Interest: The authors declared that there was no conflict of interest during the preparation and publication of this report.
Financial Closure: The authors declared that they did not receive any financial support during the research and authorship process of this report.
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