Congenital sensorineural hearing loss (CSNHL) is a very common subtype of pediatric hearing loss disorders. Less severe deformities in CSNHL might not be recognized during a simple visual inspection in computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the inner ear measurements between CSNHL patients with grossly normal CT appearance and the healthy population.
Inner-ear CT measurements may add diagnostic value in evaluating congenital sensorineural hearing loss, but clinicians should await validation of specific threshold values before adopting them routinely.
If CT-based inner-ear measurements prove reliably diagnostic, they could improve early identification and surgical planning for children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss.
- 01Study assesses whether CT measurements of inner-ear structures can distinguish congenital sensorineural hearing loss from normal hearing.
