Rezidivierende Tiefton-Hörverluste ohne Schwindel – ein eigenes Krankheitsbild?

Abstract

We conclude from our observations that, although almost every patient with Menière's disease suffers from recurrent low-frequency hearing loss, only a few patients with recurrent hearing loss develop Menière's disease. However, many patients with low-frequency sensory hearing loss develop anxiety leading to psychogenic dizziness in fearful expectation of "imminent" Menière's disease. We found that 26% of the patients had persisting bilateral normacusis in the low-frequency ranges, while 34% had unilateral hearing loss that was sufficiently severe to affect their lives and 39%, bilateral hearing loss; however, none of the patients became completely deaf.

Schwindelattacken mit schwankendem Hörverlust

“…Zwischenzeitlich konnte sogar überlegt werden, inwieweit cochleäre Endolymphschwankungen, die keineswegs Vorbote eines "sicher kommenden Menières" sein müssen [7], gepaart mit einem Angstschwindel viele Symptomkonstellationen erklären könnten.…”

Case report: MRI changes of the inner ear in an MD patient with suspected immune dysfunction

“…Not all patients with MD showed every typical symptom at the early stage of onset. Approximately 50% of patients with MD sustained vertigo and hearing loss, 19% suffered only vertigo, and 26% presented only hearing loss ( 2 ). In this case, the patient first developed vertigo before the onset of fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness.…”