An unusual case of sudden hearing loss in a young man.
Acute-onset hearing loss of unknown cause may be the result of a tranverse temporal bone fracture. CT imaging is indicated for patients with acute focal neurologic deficits of uncertain cause.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Erin
E
Marthedal
Ann-Jeannette
AJ
Geib
Jonathan
J
McCoy
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed