Labyrinthine fistula (medical condition): An abnormal opening between the fluid-filled inner ear and air-filled middle ear. It generally causes sudden or fluctuating hearing loss.
See also:
Perilymphatic fistula:
»Introduction: Perilymphatic fistula
»Symptoms of Perilymphatic fistula
Labyrinthine fistula: a fistula between a fluid-filled compartment of the inner ear and another fluid-filled compartment in the inner ear (internal) or a space external to the inner ear as the middle ear or mastoid air cells or subarachnoid space (external); it may result in auditory and vestibular disturbances, depending on its location.perilymphatic fistula
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Labyrinthine fistula:
Labyrinthine fistula is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Labyrinthine fistula, or a subtype of Labyrinthine fistula,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Labyrinthine fistula: Another name for Perilymphatic fistula (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Perilymphatic fistula
»Symptoms of Perilymphatic fistula
Some of the symptoms of Labyrinthine fistula incude:
See full list of 10 symptoms of Labyrinthine fistula (Perilymphatic fistula)
Source: Diseases Database
Source - NIH
The following list attempts to classify Labyrinthine fistula into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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