Round window rupture secondary to acoustic trauma.
Perilymph fistulas are a known cause of sudden hearing loss. The two cases presented illustrate round window ruptures secondary to acoustic trauma. The important considerations are early diagnosis and treatment, the possibility of associated congenital anomalies, and future protection against sound.
D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D003051:Cochlea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology