Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Bir, Levent Sinan; Eşmeli, Fatma Özdemir; Ardıç, Fazíl Necdet

doi:10.1007/s11239-006-6156-6

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“…The inner ear is easily affected by systemic diseases, and immunological disturbances are associated with many causes of auditory dysfunction [ 20 , 21 ]. Various studies and case reports have shown the role of auto-antibodies against the labyrinth [ 22 – 25 ]. During pregnancy, cochlear changes first occur at low frequencies; however, the patients do not realize these changes.…”

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Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum

Kale¹,

Yavuz²,

Selçuk³

et al. 2015

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionThe aim of this study was to investigate cochlear functions in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).MethodsTwenty-nine HG patients (58 ears) and 31 healthy control subjects (62 ears) were included. Audiometry testings at 250 and 500 Hz and 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 kHz were performed to the patients and controls.ResultsMean age of patients with HG was 26,5 ± 4,4 years and the mean age of control group was 28,0 ± 4,2 years. At the time of the tests mean gestational age of the HG group and controls were 9 and 11 weeks respectively. No differences were observed between the groups in tympanic membrane status, orother otolaringological evaluations. No significant differences were observed in audiometric tests at any frequencies between the groups (p values for all > 0.05).ConclusionThere was not a difference between pregnant cases with HG and cases with normal pregnancy in terms of audimetric tests. Cochlear functions are not affectedremarkably in women with HG.

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Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum

Kale¹,

Yavuz²,

Selçuk³

et al. 2015

Pan Afr Med J

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“…10 several case series have observed an association between sudden snHl and anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) 11,12 or with primary antiphospholipid syndrome. [13][14][15] Patients with asnHl seem to have a higher frequency of aPl than the general population; however, these antibodies are also reported to be more frequent in mD and imsnHl (table 1), and the presence of aPl does not correlate with prognosis or response to therapy.…”

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Idiopathic sensorineural hearing disorders in adults—a pragmatic approach

George

Pradhan

2009

Nat Rev Rheumatol

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Acute or progressive sensorineural hearing loss, with or without vertigo and tinnitus, has a considerable impact upon an individual's quality of life. Sensorineural hearing disorders are more commonly observed in patients with rheumatic disease than in the general population, are more likely to be accompanied by the presence of serum autoantibodies, and might respond to steroid therapy. A subgroup of these disorders seem to be immune mediated, but audiologic presentation and serologic testing do not enable this subgroup to be further defined. Rheumatologists should be prepared to manage patients with known rheumatic disease who develop acute hearing loss and to evaluate referred patients without known rheumatic illness experiencing progressive or refractory sensorineural hearing loss. In this article, we summarize the literature and outline a rational approach for the evaluation and treatment of such patients.

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“…A variety of effects in multiple organ systems have been described; for example, ophthalmological manifestations include amaurosis fugax, ischaemic optic neuropathy, visual field loss and diplopia, 4 while cerebrovascular events include ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 5 . Despite multiple systemic manifestations, 6 sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome is rarely reported 7, 8 …”

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