1968/01/01 by J. Sataloff, L. Vassallo
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Ear Surgery and Otitis Media #Ear and Head Tumors #Vestibular and auditory disorders
paper · doi:10.1001/archotol.1968.00760060058011
openalex publication_date 1968/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
THE OBJECT of this report is to demonstrate the close relationship between certain upper respiratory infections of probable viral origin and sudden high frequency inner ear deafness in either one or both ears. Five cases have been selected as representative of many similar ones encountered in clinical practice that justify a diagnosis of viral cochleitis. No diagnostic virological studies were done on these cases in the acute stage, but the symptoms strongly pointed to rhinovirus infection. Clinically some of these cases suggested myxovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus infection. The virological studies conducted on some cases after the acute stages revealed no observable virus in antibody test for any known upper respiratory illness. <h3>Report of Cases</h3> Case1.—A 34-year-old audiologist daily checked the loudness calibration of his audiometers using his own hearing thresholds and obtained a level of − 10 or − 5 db at all test frequencies. During a