Suppressed sneezing as a cause of hearing loss and vertigo
Two cases of inner ear injury caused by suppressed sneezing are described. One patient experienced vestibular symptoms in the form of reflexogenic vertigo that was relieved by surgical section of the tensor tympani tendon. The other patient had a sudden severe permanent sensorineural hearing loss. I...
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Published in | American journal of otolaryngology Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 468 - 470 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.11.1985
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Two cases of inner ear injury caused by suppressed sneezing are described. One patient experienced vestibular symptoms in the form of reflexogenic vertigo that was relieved by surgical section of the tensor tympani tendon. The other patient had a sudden severe permanent sensorineural hearing loss. It is proposed that the aerodynamic pressure increase associated with suppressed sneezing is transmitted via the eustachian tube to cause an implosive fistula of either the round or oval window with injury to the membranous labyrinth. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0196-0709 1532-818X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0196-0709(85)80027-2 |