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Partial Recovery of Audiological, Vestibular, and Radiological Findings following Spontaneous Intralabyrinthine
Thomas Pézier1, Krisztina Baráth2, Stefan Hegemann1
1Interdisciplinary Centre for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, ORL Klinik, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The diagnosis, work-up, and treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and sudden vestibular loss vary widely between units. With the increasing access to both magnetic resonance imaging and objective vestibular testing, our understanding of the various aetiologies at hand is increasing. Despite this, the therapeutic options are limited and without a particularly strong evidence base. We present a rare, yet increasingly diagnosed, case of intralabyrinthine haemorrhage (ILH) together with radiological, audiological, and vestibular test results. Of note, this occurred spontaneously and has shown partial recovery in all the mentioned modalities.

