Open AccessA Review of Adult-Onset Hearing Loss: a Primer for Neurologists
Author(s) -
Corinne A. Pittman,
Bryan K. Ward,
Carrie L. Nieman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current treatment options in neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1534-3138
pISSN - 1092-8480
DOI - 10.1007/s11940-021-00674-4
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , referral , otorhinolaryngology , neurocognitive , neurology , dementia , sensorineural hearing loss , intensive care medicine , audiology , psychiatry , family medicine , cognition , disease , pathology
The goal of this review is to highlight current approaches to diagnosis and treatment for adult-onset hearing loss in patients likely to present to a neurologist's office. The review will discuss primary and secondary causes of acute and chronic hearing loss, and will discuss common situations that can be managed by a neurologist as well as situations that require immediate care and referral for further management by an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon.