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Audiological manifestations of Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. M. Wayman ,
H. N. Pham ,
F. M. Byl  and
K. K. Adour
D. M. Wayman*
Affiliation:
Oakland, California, USA
H. N. Pham
Affiliation:
Oakland, California, USA
F. M. Byl
Affiliation:
Oakland, California, USA
K. K. Adour
Affiliation:
Oakland, California, USA
*
Daniel M. Wayman, MD Department of OtolaryngologyKaiser Permanente Medical Center280 W. MacArthur Blvd. Oakland CA 94611-5693USA.
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Abstract

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is known to cause audiological signs and symptoms, including sudden, unexpected hearing loss. We carried out a retrospective review of the audiological manifestations of 186 patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, measuring their hearing loss patterns, hyperacusis, tinnitus, herpetic rash, facial paralysis, pain and vertigo. Statistical correlations of these parameters were equated with prognosis. Prognosis for eventual hearing recovery is, in general, excellent. Prognostic indicators of poor hearing recovery include advanced age, retrocochlear hearing loss, male gender, vertigo, and speech frequency hearing loss.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 2 , February 1990 , pp. 104 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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Footnotes

Presented in part at the Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmologic Society, June 23-28, 1989, Kauai, Hawaii.

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