Intracranial aneurysm occurring as sensorineural hearing loss.

Abstract

Reports of sudden hearing loss as the first sign of an intracranial aneurysm are sparse and published primarily in the neurologic literature. A case report is presented in which the initial signs and symptoms of a lobular aneurysm in the posterior communicating artery were the sudden onset of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and headache. Following evaluation and identification of the aneurysm, this patient underwent a craniotomy with clipping of the aneurysm; hearing sensitivity improved dramatically following surgery. The world literature is reviewed for cases in which aneurysms have initially occurred as hearing loss, tinnitus, or both. Intracranial aneurysm is discussed as a rare, potential source of a sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

• Authors: J B Colclasure, S S Graham
• Journal: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg) 1981 Mar-Apr Vol. 89 Issue 2 Pg. 283-7 ISSN: 0194-5998 [Print] England
• PMID: 6787527 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Audiometry
• Carotid Artery, Internal (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Hearing Loss, Sensorineural (diagnosis, etiology)
• Hearing Loss, Sudden (etiology)
• Humans
• Intracranial Aneurysm (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Middle Aged
• Radiography