Total bilateral hearing loss as a complication of myeloma.
A 58-year-old lady relapsed from longterm remission of multiple myeloma and developed a sudden and complete hearing loss in the left ear followed two weeks later by the right ear. This permanent loss was almost certainly due to inner ear haemorrhages.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
D005260:Female; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*