@article{ref1,
title="Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children study of traumatic sudden sensorineural hearing loss",
journal="Journal of otolaryngology",
year="1998",
author="Kou, B. and MacDonald, R.",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="64-68",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Traumatic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SHL) is by definition a hearing loss of greater or equal to 30 dB occurring within 3 days of trauma. The objective of this study was to assess the rate of traumatic sudden SHL. Etiology is discussed with statistical references, and appropriate treatment is proposed. A case study of an enlarged vestibular aqueduct illustrates the above. METHOD: The authors retrospectively studied cases at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, between the years 1980 and 1995. High-resolution CT scans of the temporal bones with bone algorithms and coronal/axial views were performed on all children presenting with SHL after 1988. RESULTS: Of the 12 children studied, 9 had high-resolution CT scans, revealing a 33% incidence each of inner-ear malformations, temporal bone fractures, and other miscellaneous CT findings. CONCLUSION: By corollary, the authors recommend a high index of suspicion for congenital temporal bone abnormalities in all cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, particularly those associated with trauma.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0381-6605",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}