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Vertigo: Incidences, Diagnosis and Its Relations with Hearing Loss

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Vertigo is one of the most common complaints in our regular practice. Vertigo is of peripheral or central cause. The association of vertigo with or without hearing loss helps to narrow the differential diagnosis. The aim of the study is to evaluate the various causes of vertigo based on the vertigo attacks and hearing loss.

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  1. Department of ENT, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, 600069, India

    M. Sunitha, L. Asokan & A. P. Sambandan

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Sunitha, M., Asokan, L. & Sambandan, A.P. Vertigo: Incidences, Diagnosis and Its Relations with Hearing Loss. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71 (Suppl 2), 1282–1286 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1315-6

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