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Geplaatst: Do 28 Mar 2019, 10:58
Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) was first defined by Dr. Brian McCabe in a landmark paper describing an autoimmune loss of hearing.[1] The disease results in progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) that acts bilaterally and asymmetrically, and sometimes affects an individual's vestibular system. AIED is used to describe any disorder in which the inner ear is damaged as a result of an autoimmune response.[2] Some examples of autoimmune disorders that have presented with AIED are Cogan's syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren's syndrome, and Lyme disease.[3]
Signs and symptoms of AIED are:[3]
Progressive hearing loss in both ears
Typically will begin in one ear and gradually affect the other
Hearing loss may begin suddenly
Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in ears)
Decrease in word recognition capability
Loss of balance (vestibular symptoms)
Degree of balance loss can change throughout the course of the disease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmun ... ar_disease
Henriëtte