Main causes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL)*

Infections

Viral cochleitis associated with herpesviruses, parainfluenza virus, influenza, mumps, measles, rubella, or HIV; bacterial meningitis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection; Lyme disease; tuberculosis, syphilis, or fungal infection

Ototoxic drugs

Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, erythromycin, loop diuretics, antimalarials, cisplatin, sildenafil, cocaine

Neoplasms

Acoustic neurinoma; meningeal carcinomatosis; lymphoma, leukemia, or plasma cell dyscrasia

Trauma

Head injury, barotraumas; noise exposure

Autoimmune disease

Autoimmune inner ear disease; Cogan's syndrome; Susac syndrome; systemic lupus erythematosus; antiphospholipid antibody sydrome; rheumatoid arthritis; Sjögren's syndrome; relapsing polychondritis; vasculitides (polyarteritis nodosa, Behçet's syndrome, Kawasaki disease, granulomatosis with polyangiitis [Wegener's], temporal arteritis, or primary central nervous system vasculititis)

Vascular disorder

Vertebrobasilar cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack; cerebellar infarction; inner ear hemorrhage

Varied causes

Meniere disease, otosclerosis; Paget disease; multiple sclerosis; sarcoidosis; hypothroidism; idiopathic SSNHL

* In many of the conditions listed, SSNHL can be the presenting manifestation of the disease. Sometimes, both ears may be affected simultaneously.

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Main causes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL)*