title: Unusual regression of a sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with cerebellopontine angle pathology.
abstract: This is a report of a patient with small internal acoustic canal pathology presenting as a sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss. Initially the patient received non-specific empirical medical therapy and the sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss recovered rapidly. Regression of the hearing loss, despite no change in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings after the medical treatment is documented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Inciralti-Izmir 35340, Turkey. serbetcioglu@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Serbetçioglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sütay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ada
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium