title: Multiple dehiscences of bony labyrinthine capsule. A rare case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Multiple semicircular canal dehiscences are clinical entities characterised by vestibular and cochlear symptoms induced by enhanced sensitivity of labyrinthine receptors due to a multiple bone defect of the otic capsule. The case is presented of a 38-year-old male with bilateral posterior semicircular canal dehiscence associated with unilateral (right) superior semicircular canal dehiscence. The man suffered from vestibular (recurrent Tullio Phenomenon or sound-induced vertigo) and cochlear symptoms (persistent aural fullness associated with mixed hearing loss and disabling tinnitus).
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, "La Sapienza" University "Posturology Master", Rome, Italy. leonardomanzari@virgilio.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015834:Cochlear Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007758:Ear, Inner; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology