A Balance Test for Chronic Perilymph Fistula

Table 2

Four patients with a negative exploration for PLF.

Patient	Sex	Age	Ear	Symptoms for	Site	Preceding event	Symptoms	Followup
7	F	65 yr	Left	3 mo	No leak	Nil	Disequilibrium to left, motion intolerance	17 yr. dysgeusia. Sensorineural loss increased. Later left BPPV. No disequilibrium
21	F	62 yr	Right	1 yr	No leak	Blew nose	Disequilibrium to right, nausea, sensorineural loss	15 yr. Unchanged
22	F	68 yr	Left	5 yr	No leak	MVA→whiplash	Disequilibrium to left, nausea, poor memory	1 yr. Dementia. Functional imbalance
23	F	28 yr	Left	1 yr	No leak	Nil	Disequilibrium to left, motion intolerance	1 yr. Unchanged