Association of Sudden Hearing Loss with Vertebrobasiler Insufficiency: A Case Report

Year 2021, Volume: 20 Issue: 1, 1 - 8, 05.08.2022

Merve Çinar Satekin , Seçil Yeğin , Suna Tokgoz-yılmaz , İrfan Yorulmaz

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

Thanks

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.

Ani İşitme Kaybının Vertebrobaziler Yetmezlikle İlişkisi: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Amaç: Ani işitme kaybı, viral ve vasküler nedenlere bağlı olarak ortaya çıkabilir. Vasküler nedenlerden biri olan vertebrobaziler yetmezlik, daha çok orta yaş ve üzerindeki hastalarda vestibüler problemlere neden olabilir. Ani işitme kaybı ve vertebrobaziler yetmezlik arasındaki ilişki az bilinmektedir.
Yöntem: Bu yazıda sol kulağında ani başlangıçlı işitme kaybı ve vertigo nedeniyle başvuran bir erkek olgu sunulmuştur. Hasta başlangıçta ani idiyopatik sensörinöral işitme kaybı tanısı almıştır. Vertebrobaziler yetmezlik şüphesi, vestibüler değerlendirmeler sonucunda oluşmuş, tanısı radyolojik görüntülemeler ile koyulmuştur.
Sonuç: Vertebrobaziler yetmezliğin, ani işitme kaybı etiyolojisinde rol oynayabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır.

Keywords

Baş dönmesi, Ani işitme kaybı, Vertigo, Vertebrobaziler yetmezlik, Vestibüler Hastalıklar, Rehabilitasyon

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