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Deafness in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Hugo Fraga Barbosa Leite¹, Jorge da Cunha Barbosa Leite, Maria Helena de Araújo Melo

¹Postgraduation Program of Neurology, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Otolaryngology

Background:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a significant neurological disorder impacting young adults, characterized by demyelination.
Sudden deafness is an infrequent but reported symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Observation:

A retrospective study analyzed 405 multiple sclerosis patient records from 2011-2012.
Seven cases of sudden deafness associated with acute MS bouts were identified.

Findings:

Of the seven patients, six had a relapsing-remitting course and one had progressive MS.
Five patients presented with unilateral deafness, and two experienced bilateral deafness.
Hearing recovery was complete in four patients, partial in one, and absent in two. Audiometry confirmed severe hearing loss during acute episodes, with recovery in five cases post-remission.

Implications:

Sudden deafness can be a manifestation of acute relapse in multiple sclerosis.
While hearing loss may resolve with MS remission, complete recovery is not guaranteed.
Further research is needed to understand the relationship between MS-related deafness and specific neurological lesions.