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. 2016:2016:8909124.
doi: 10.1155/2016/8909124. Epub 2016 Nov 27.

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Only Hearing Ear: Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome

Kemal Koray Bal  1 , Onur Ismi  1 , Helen Bucioglu  1 , Yusuf Vayısoğlu  1 , Kemal Gorur  1
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Only Hearing Ear: Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome

Kemal Koray Bal et al. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2016.

Abstract

Sudden hearing loss in the only hearing ear cases are rarely published in the English literature; most of the cases are idiopathic. It is an otologic emergency needing urgent treatment. Delayed diagnosis can interfere with patient's social life with interrupting the verbal communication. In this case report we presented a 33-year-old female patient having sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the only hearing ear diagnosed as bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Figure 1
Pure tone audiogram of the patient at first admission was presented.
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Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging of the inner ear showing the bilateral large vestibular aqueduct was demonstrated.
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