title: Sudden hearing loss after rabies vaccination.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sudden hearing loss developing after immunisation is a very rare situation. Rabies is a viral disease characterised by encephalitis and death. Treatment involves active and passive immunisation. Neurologic complications including Guillain-Barre syndrome or facial paralysis are reported in the literature as a side effect after rabies immunisation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sudden hearing loss was detected in an 11 year-old male patient who had taken the medication for rabies immunisation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study presents a case report of sudden hearing loss developing after rabies immunisation - no other aetiological factors were detected and clinical management is discussed in light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güçlü
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fevzi Sefa
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Dereköy
keywords: Hearing loss; immunisation; neurologic; rabies; side effect; vaccination