A Balance Test for Chronic Perilymph Fistula

Table 3

Eventual cause found in seven confirmed PLF patients without a trauma history.

Patient	Sex	Age	Symptoms for	Ear and Site	Eventual confirmation of traumatic event
1	F	51	4 yr	Left OW	Struck on head by swinging ladder; hit head on a plank
4	F	59	8 mo	Right OW	Not found
6	F	37	3 mo	Left OW	4 yr prior hit head on galley roof in plunging aircraft
9	F	53	2 yr	Right RW	Not found
10	F	45	1 yr	Left RW	Admitted her husband had “smacked” her ear
11	F	34	18 mo	Right RW	Not found
17	F	63	3 yr	Left OW	Not found