Review Article
Evidence Supporting the Hypothesis That Inflammation-Induced Vasospasm Is Involved in the Pathogenesis of Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Table 4
Directness of evidence for a role of inflammation-induced vasospasm in conditions associated with acquired SNHL.
| Condition associated with SNHL | Evidence for vasospasm | Evidence of link of SNHL to vasoconstrictors | Evidence for response to anti-inflammatory treatment | Evidence for treatment response to vasodilators |
| Autoimmune | Features | Features | Features | Not investigated | Bacterial meningitis | Features | Features | Features | Features | Phonic injury | Direct | Direct | Direct | Not investigated | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | Features | Features | Features | Not investigated | Brain trauma | Increased risk | No evidence | No evidence | Not investigated | Presbyacusis | No evidence | No evidence | No evidence | Not investigated | Migraine | Features | Not investigated | Not investigated | Not investigated | Sudden SNHL | Direct | Not investigated | Direct | Direct |
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