scholarly journals Sudden-Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Immunization

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Baxter ◽  
Ned Lewis ◽  
Pamela Bohrer ◽  
Theresa Harrington ◽  
Laurie Aukes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Onset Date ◽  
Kaiser Permanente ◽  
Large Scale Analysis ◽  
Increased Risk

Objective Case reports of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) following vaccines have led to concerns that vaccines may rarely cause hearing loss. Because of this concern, we analyzed for an association between SSHL and vaccinations. Study Design We used a case-centered method, equivalent to a case control design using immunization dates from all matched members of the population to calculate exposure to vaccines, rather than sampling. Setting Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC), 2007 to 2013. Subjects and Methods We searched KPNC databases from 2007 to 2013 for all first-time diagnoses of SSHL. We used the date of any hearing- or ear-related visit in the 60 days prior to the first SSHL diagnosis as the onset date. Using only SSHL cases immunized in the prior 9 months, we compared the vaccine exposure in several risk intervals prior to onset with the exposure to the same vaccine during the same time period in all KPNC membership, matched to sex and age. Results During the study period, >20 million vaccines were administered at KPNC. In all risk intervals prior to onset of SSHL, we found no evidence of increased risk of immunization compared with matched controls. The odds ratios for vaccination 1 week prior to SSHL were 0.965 (95% confidence interval, 0.61-1.50) for trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV); 0.842 (0.39-1.62) for tetanus, reduced diphtheria, and reduced acellular pertussis; and 0.454 (0.08-1.53) for zoster vaccine. Conclusion A large-scale analysis applying a case-centered method did not detect any association between SSHL and previous receipt of TIV or other vaccines.

Migraine is a risk factor for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A nationwide population-based study

Cephalalgia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Huei Chu ◽  
Chia-Jen Liu ◽  
Jong-Ling Fuh ◽  
An-Suey Shiao ◽  
Tzeng-Ji Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Increased Risk

Background The pathophysiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is poorly understood. Few case reports have proposed a possible link between migraine and SSNHL. Objectives This study aimed to explore the risk of idiopathic SSNHL in patients with migraine in a nationwide, population-based cohort study. Methods We identified patients with migraine from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) between 2000 and 2009. Each migraine patient was matched with four randomly selected subjects without migraine for age, sex, and comorbidities. Both cohorts were followed up until the end of 2009. We compared the incidence rates of SSNHL in the two cohorts and identified the risk factors. Results A total of 10,280 migraine patients and 41,120 matched controls were enrolled with a median follow-up of five years. The migraine cohort had a greater risk of developing SSNHL than the matched cohort (81.6 vs. 45.7 per 100,000 person-years, incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.8; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22–2.61, p = 0.002). The Cox proportional hazards analysis revealed that among migraine subjects, comorbidity with hypertension was associated with a trend of developing SSNHL (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.92, 95% CI 0.97–3.79, p = 0.06). Conclusions This population-based study demonstrates that migraine is associated with an increased risk of idiopathic SSNHL, which, however, is a rare condition.

Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with urticarial vasculitis

2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (7) ◽  
pp. 708-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Hall ◽  
A C Leong ◽  
D Jiang ◽  
A Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Urticarial Vasculitis ◽  
Wells Syndrome ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

AbstractBackground:Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with recurrent urticarial skin lesions may be signs of underlying Muckle–Wells syndrome. Previous reports have described the hearing loss to be progressive in nature.Method:To our knowledge, this paper presents the first published case of sudden onset, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with urticarial vasculitis due to underlying Muckle–Wells syndrome.Results:The patient underwent a cochlear implantation with a modest outcome.Conclusion:Cochlear implantation may help to rehabilitate sudden hearing loss associated with this condition, but early diagnosis may allow treatment with interleukin-1β inhibitors such as anakinra.

Trough-Shaped Audiograms Are Common in Patients with Acoustic Neuroma and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Kumiko Hosokawa ◽  
Seiji Hosokawa ◽  
Satoru Takebayashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Mineta
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Acoustic Neuroma ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Frequency Range

Acoustic neuroma sometimes presents with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss as a primary symptom. We investigated 848 untreated cases that included 20 cases with acoustic neuroma with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss and 828 cases without acoustic neuroma. Fourteen of the 20 acoustic neuroma and 90 of the 828 cases of sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss showed a trough-shaped audiogram with the greatest amount of hearing loss in the mid-frequency range. The incidence of a trough-shaped audiogram was significantly higher in patients with acoustic neuroma than in those without (p < 0.01). This study suggests that a trough audiogram is a significant finding in patients with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss and indicates the presence of acoustic neuroma.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Various Treatments for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss—A Retrospective Study

Life ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Magdalena B. Skarżyńska ◽  
Aleksandra Kołodziejak ◽  
Elżbieta Gos ◽  
Milaine Dominici Sanfis ◽  
Piotr H. Skarżyński
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Prolonged Treatment ◽  
Retrospective Clinical Study ◽  
Hearing Recovery

(1) Background: A retrospective clinical study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological regimens for treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). (2) Methods: Adult patients (n = 130) diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and hospitalized between 2015 and 2020 were enrolled in this study. Depending on the treatment regimen applied, patients were divided into five groups. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) hearing loss of sudden onset; (ii) hearing loss of at least 30 dB at three consecutive frequencies; (iii) unilateral hearing loss; (iv) age above 18 years. Exclusion criteria were as follows: (i) no follow-up audiogram; (ii) bilateral hearing loss; (iii) recognized alternative diagnosis such as tumor, disorder of inner ear fluids, infection or inflammation, autoimmune disease, malformation, hematological disease, dialysis-dependent renal failure, postdural puncture syndrome, gene-related syndrome, mitochondrial disease; and (iv) age below 18 years. (3) Results: Complete recovery was found in 14% of patients (18/130) and marked improvement was found in 6% (8/130), giving an overall success rate of 20%. The best results were obtained in the second group (i.e., patients given intratympanic glucocorticoid + prolonged orally administered glucocorticoid) where the success rate was 28%. In general, the older the patient, the smaller the improvement in hearing, a correlation that was statistically significant. (4) Conclusions: In treating SSNHL, the highest rate of hearing recovery—28%—was in the group of patients given intratympanic corticoid plus prolonged treatment with orally administered glucocorticoid.

Unilateral sudden hearing loss as the first presenting symptom of moyamoya disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
L-S Tseng ◽  
S-D Luo
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Carotid Arteries ◽  
Internal Carotid ◽  
Cerebral Arteries ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Internal Carotid Arteries

AbstractObjective:We describe a rare case of sudden onset of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss occurring as the first symptom of moyamoya disease, which is characterised by progressive stenosis of the intracranial internal carotid arteries and their proximal anterior cerebral arteries and middle cerebral arteries.Method:Case report and review of the world literature regarding moyamoya disease with hearing loss.Results:The reported patient had moyamoya disease that initially presented as sudden, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Magnetic resonance imaging showed occlusion of the anterior cerebral, middle cerebral and distal internal carotid arteries bilaterally. The possible mechanism of this patient's sudden sensorineural hearing loss may have been vascular occlusion resulting from thrombotic narrowing or blockage by plaque.Conclusion:The described patient represents the first reported case of sudden onset, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss occurring as the first symptom of moyamoya disease. The possibility of a vascular lesion such as moyamoya disease should be considered in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss, especially children, young adults and Asian patients. Due to this disease's poor outcome, early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent stroke.

Management of Sudden-Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 151 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. P238-P239
Author(s):  
Kavita K. Dedhia ◽  
David H. Chi
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing

scholarly journals Sudden sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo associated with arterial occlusive disease: three case reports and literature review

2007 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ney Penteado de Castro Junior ◽  
Clemente Isnard Ribeiro de Almeida ◽  
Carlos Alberto Herrerias de Campos
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Occlusive Disease ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Therapeutic Management ◽  
Interventional Treatment ◽  
Vascular Insufficiency

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo (SSNHLV) has multifactorial causes, of which viral, autoimmune and vascular insufficiency are the most common. The therapeutic management for SSNHLV includes antiviral drugs, corticosteroids, vasodilators, normovolemic hemodilution therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Vertebrobasilar occlusive disease and carotid occlusive disease are seldom related to SSNHLV. Discussions concerning SSNHLV caused by occlusive vascular disease are important and necessary for both neurologists and otolaryngologists, since their therapeutic management and prognosis are very different from other causes of hearing loss and vertigo. Here, we present our experience with three cases managed with interventional treatment and conduct a review and discussion on the relevant literature. We conclude that investigation of vertebrobasilar and carotid occlusive diseases is necessary in patients over 50 years of age who present SSNHLV, mild neurological symptoms and a history of arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure or thrombosis.

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