A Case of Sudden Deafness with Simultaneous Ipsilateral Positional Vertigo

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 19(4); 2001 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2001;19(4): 410-412.

"돌발성 난청과 동시에 나타난 편측성 양성 발작성 체위성 현훈"

이현아, 이형 최종환 임정근 이상도

계명대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Sudden Deafness with Simultaneous Ipsilateral Positional Vertigo

"Hyon-Ah Yi, M.D., Hyung Lee, M.D., Jong-Hawn Choi, M.D., Jeong-Geun Lim, M.D., Sang-Doe Yi, M.D."

Department of Neurology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine

Abstract

"Although some cases of benign positional vertigo are associated with a chronic ipsilateral sensorineural hearing loss, an association with simultaneous ipsilateral sudden deafness is rare. We report a 53-year old woman with sudden deaf-ness with simultaneous positional vertigo in the same ear characterized by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of pos-terior semicircular canal type. After a modified Epley particle-repositioning maneuver, the patient’s vertigo was resolved. Clinical and neuro-otologic evaluations suggested that the lesion responsible for this patient was probably located within inner ear rather than within the vestibulocochlear nerve. J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(4):410~412, 2001 Key Words : Sudden deafness, Benign positional vertigo"