1997 Volume 40 Issue 4 Pages 218-222
Ten out of 62 children with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss had fluctuation of their hearing. All children wear hearing aids in both ears, receive speech therapy, and have had audiometric examinations regularly. At every examination their hearing loss were aggravated in one or both ears. Only patient was suspected of acoustic trauma by the hearing aid. Six of the 10 children showed dizziness associated with deterioration. Five patients indicated positive glycerol and/or furosemide tests and administration of isosorbide was effective. Though endolymphatic hydrops (ELH) in children seems uncommon, we concluded that some of these children could have ELH as a cause of fluctuation of their hearing loss.
