title: The first new otologic disorder in a century: superior canal dehiscence syndrome.
abstract: Superior canal dehiscence syndrome is a recently described vestibular and hearing condition caused by an absence of bone over the arc of the superior semicircular canal. Patients with the condition present with a variety of perplexing symptoms including conductive hearing loss, hyperacusis, vertigo, autophony, and eye movement in response to sound. This article presents the case of a patient with the condition, discusses how it is distinct from other vestibular and hearing disorders, and describes how patients with this disorder can be diagnosed and treated.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Meredith E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Samuel C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D001844:Bone Conduction; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome