title: [Sudden hearing loss and the cranio-cervical junction].
abstract: Morphological alterations of the craniocervical junction as basilar impressions, a ponticulus posterior, an atlas assimilation, an intervertebral narrowing and spondylosis deformans, were found radiologically in patients with sudden hearing loss. There were no radiological differences to a healthy population. No relationship could be established between static morphological changes of the craniocervical junction of the upper cervical spine and the sudden hearing loss. However, there was a statistically significant reduction of the mobility in the upper cervical spine in patients suffering from sudden hearing loss. Very high standard deviations in the atlanto-occipital and the atlanto-odontoid joints are interpreted as hyper- as well as hypomobile joints. These results indicate a possible correlation between sudden hearing loss and a functional pathology of the craniocervical junction.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Universitaria de O.R.L. Facultad de Medicina de Bochum/R.F.A.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernal Sprekelsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hörmann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000473:pathology; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: La hipoacusia brusca y la unión craneocervical.