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A man aged 43 suffering from acute bilateral sudden deafness of sensorineural type (confirmed at repeated testings) and without signs and symptoms from the vestibular part of the inner ear regained normal hearing within 10 days. The serological examination for identification of viral antibodies in blood and liquor was negative. There was no sign of immunological disorder.
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Dishoeck, H. A. E. van, Bierman, T. A.; Sudden deafness and viral infection. Ann. Otol. (St. Louis) 66, 963 (1957)
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Anniko, M., Hirsch, A. Bilateral reversible sudden deafness. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 221, 1–5 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456378
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456378