Takahiro Nakashima, Keiji Matsuda, Takumi Okuda, Tetsuya Tono, Minoru Takaki, Tamon Hayashi, Yutaka Hanamure
Traumatic pneumolabyrinth is a relatively rare entity. We report the case of a unilaterally deaf woman with pneumolabyrinth who had suffered penetrating injury 15 years ago. This past history indicated that the case was late pneumolabyrinth occurring from undiagnosed old posttraumatic perilymphatic fistula. In Japan, most cases of traumatic pneumolabyrinth are caused by penetrating injury with an ear pick. Dizziness often improves within several months. Immediate surgical intervention is recommended for hearing loss, but the hearing outcome is not satisfactory...
2015: Case Reports in Otolaryngology