Audio-vestibular prognosis of patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss and vértigo

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Introduction and objectives: To evaluate in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) patients with vertigo (V) the vestibular function and identify the clinical characteristics. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vestibulocochlear lesions in SSHL+V and the correlation between vestibular function test results and SSHL disease severity and prognosis. Material and methods: 42 patients diagnosed with SSHL+V were investigated retrospective and prospectively. The patients underwent pure tone audiometry and vestibular function tests consisting of video-nystagmography, video head impulse test and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. We took into account epidemiological and clinical data, complementing them with a magnetic resonance imaging examination and an extensive analytical study. Finally, we statistically evaluated the data obtained. Results: Vestibular cochlear damage varies according to the time elapsed since the event. There is a close relationship between the degree of hearing loss and the degree of vestibular dysfunction. The alteration of all vestibular receptors studied and acute vertigo are more frequent in case of profound hearing loss. The most frequently damaged vestibular receptors were the saccule and the posterior semicircular canal and the least affected was the anterior semicircular canal. The function of the horizontal semicircular canal is critical in the prognosis of hearing loss. Discussion: Predicting the prognosis of a patient with SSHL+V is a challenge that is being overcome as we recognize the factors that determine its evolution. Conclusions: In SSHL+V syndrome, the severity of hearing loss correlates with the extent of vestibular damage, but the final prognosis depends on other accompanying factors.
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