title: [Sudden deafness and Barlow disease].
abstract: From January 1993 to December 1994 twelve patients were evaluated for sudden hearing loss. The median age was 49 years with a range of 18 to 71. All had severe or profound initial hearing loss. The incidence of bilateral disease was 25%. Total deafness occurred in five (33%) ears. Nine (75%) patients had vestibular symptoms and eight (67%) admitted experiencing tinnitus. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed mitral prolapse in eight (67%) patients; another patient showed moderate to severe ischemic left ventricular dysfunction with apical aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL, Hôpital Universitaire de Valme, Sevilla, Espagne.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solanellas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soldado
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology