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Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Published on: January 25, 2016
Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a patient immunocompromised by the human immunodeficiency virus
Rafael Freire de Castro1, Ludmilla Emilia Martins Costa1, Felipe Costa Neiva1
1Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Abstract:
It is known that in less than a third of patients presenting sudden hearing loss, the disorder can be attributed to viral infection, trauma, neoplasms, and vascular and autoimmune diseases. However, the role of the HIV in the onset of this disease has not yet been well described. A 46-year-old female, in an immunosuppression state induced by HIV infection, presented with sudden bilateral hearing loss, with no improvement despite treatment. Several mechanisms were reported by which the virus could induce damage to the auditory pathway. However, little is known regarding the prevention and treatment of this morbidity.
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