Temporary loss of hearing after a glycerin test.
The glycerin test has been proposed as an adjunct in the diagnosis of Meniere's disease. Complications of the test are rare and usually minor. We describe a case in which a 20- to 40-dB hearing loss developed in the uninvolved ear of a patient during a standard glycerin test. He made a complete recovery within three days after the test. We discuss the possible mechanisms of the loss.
D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D003638:Deafness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004710:Endolymph / Q000187:drug effects; D005990:Glycerol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D005990:Glycerol