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Enlarged internal auditory canal and sudden deafness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2010

G Magliulo ,
A Stasolla ,
M G Colicchio  and
S Gagliardi
G Magliulo*
Affiliation:
G Ferreri Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics Department, University La Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
A Stasolla
Affiliation:
Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo, Rome, Italy
M G Colicchio
Affiliation:
G Ferreri Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics Department, University La Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
S Gagliardi
Affiliation:
G Ferreri Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics Department, University La Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Giuseppe Magliulo, Via Gregorio VII n 80, 00165 Rome, Italy. Fax: +39 6 49976817 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives:

We report a young man with bilateral enlarged internal auditory canals who developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss following weight-lifting exercise.

Methods:

We present a detailed clinical history, including the patient's high resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans.

Results:

The patient reported left-sided hearing loss immediately following weight-lifting exercise. He had no vestibular disturbance. He was treated with a combined regimen of steroids and an antiviral drug, but his profound hearing loss did not resolve. During another session of weight-lifting exercise, he suffered another episode of sudden hearing loss.

Conclusions:

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with patulous internal auditory canals, with no other anomalies, who developed bilateral sudden hearing loss after weight-lifting exercise. Although no definitive conclusions can be drawn, close surveillance and lifestyle warnings should be considered in such patients, even if they are clinically asymptomatic.

Keywords

Internal Auditory CanalSudden Hearing Loss
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 8 , August 2010 , pp. 931 - 933
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2010

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