title: A case report of fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss after hepatitis B vaccination.
abstract: Hepatitis B vaccine is known to induce accidents and side-effects. We report a case of unilateral fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss with tinnitus after a series of hepatitis B vaccinations. Tinnitus regressed and hearing thresholds were normalized 6 months later. The authors discuss the potential causality of hepatitis B vaccine in the occurrence of fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss and propose a physiopathological hypothesis to explain this unusual case.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR and Formation Associée Claude Bernard, Boucicaut Hospital, University Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biacabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erminy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D015984:Causality; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines