Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and asymmetric hearing loss: is the worst hearing ear likely to suffer from otoconial displacement?

Pietro SalvagoAngelo ImmordinoDavide VaccaroFulvio PlesciaFrancesco DispenzaFederico SireciFrancesco Martines

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Our study supports the likelihood of an otoconial displacement in the worse hearing ear in BPPV patients. Clinicians should start testing the worst hearing ear when managing AHL patients with suspected BPPV.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
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newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation