1991 Volume 1991 Issue Supplement42 Pages 13-17
Hematological examinations were performed in 53 patients with sudden deafness.
More than 50% of the patients had abnormal (high or low) erythrocyte sedimentation rates an increased adhesiveness of platelets, and more than 25% of them showed abnormal (increased or decreased) white blood cell counts and abnormal (increased or decreased)viscosity of whole blood.
These hematological tests were usuful in assessing the pathogenesis of the disease, i.e., abnormality in hemodynamics, thrombosis in the inner ear artery or auto-immune deafness. These findings may be useful in the application of radical treatment for the patient suffering from sudden deafness.
