Table 2. Subjective symptoms and test results              
                 
                 
Patient Pre-MVA Post-MVA Pre-MVA Early Post-MVA Late Post-MVA Frequency Other Post- MVA  
  Symptoms Symptoms Audiogram (PTA) Audiogram (PTA) Audiogram (PTA), Affected Testing  
      & Configuration & Configuration Configuration    
                 
1* (perf) HL LHL, TINN, DIZ, FULL 20 dB (left) None 28 dB (left) High (left) None  
    flat SNHL   sloping mixed loss    
                 
2 HL, TINN RHL, TINN 34 dB (right) 45 dB (right) 33 dB (right) Middle & Metabolic screen normal  
  sloping SNHL falling SNHL sloping SNHL High (right)    
                 
3 HL RHL, TINN, FULL 35 dB (right) 46 dB (right) 45 dB (right) Middle & Head CT normal  
    sloping SNHL sloping SNHL sloping SNHL High (right) Metabolic screen normal  
                 
4 (perf) None LHL, DIZ None 45 dB (left) 19 dB (left) All (left) Head CT normal  
      flat CHL flat CHL   Head MRI normal  
                 
5 RHL, TINN RHL, LHL, TINN, DIZ 23 dB (left) 33 dB (left) 30 dB (left) Middle (both) Head CT normal  
  45 dB (right) 58 dB (right) 57 dB (right) High (both) Head MRI normal  
    flat SNHL flat SNHL flat SNHL ENG normal  
                 
6 LHL RHL, LHL, TINN 36 dB (left) 40 dB (left) 40 dB (left) Middle & Head CT normal  
      32 dB (right) 41 dB (right) 51 dB (right) High (both) ABR normal  
      flat SNHL sloping SNHL sloping SNHL   ECOG normal  
                 
7 RHL RHL, LHL, TINN None None 25 dB (left) Middle (left) Head CT normal  
        36 dB (right) Low (right) Plain films negative  
          notched SNHL High (both)    
                 
8 None DIZ None None 8 dB (both) None Head MRI normal  
          normal   Hallpike positive (left)  
                 
9 LHL, DIZ LHL, DIZ, TINN 14 dB (left) None 24 dB (left) High (left) ENG, MRI normal  
  sloping SNHL   sloping SNHL   ECOG abnormal  
            Rotary chair: abnormal  
                 
10 None LHL, RHL, TINN, DIZ None None 26 dB (left) Middle (left) Head CT normal  
    Bilateral otalgias     15 dB (right) Low (left) ENG normal  
        sloping SNHL High (both) ECOG normal  
                 
11 None LHL, TINN, DIZ None None 29 dB (left) High (left) Head CT normal  
        15 dB (right)   Head MRI normal  
        notched SNHL      
                 
12 None LHL, RHL None 39 dB (left) 46 dB (left) All (both) None  
        39 dB (right) 48 dB (right)    
        sloping SNHL sloping SNHL    
                 
13** HL, TINN LHL, TINN, DIZ 11 dB (left) 21 dB (left) 29 dB (left) All (left) Head CT normal  
  Chronic otalgias normal falling mixed loss falling mixed loss Head MRI normal  
                 
14 None RHL, TINN, FULL None 5 dB (right) None None Plain films negative  
      5 dB (left)        
                 
15 RHL, LHL RHL, LHL, TINN, DIZ None None 17 dB (right) Middle (both) ENG: positional nystagmus  
        17 dB (left) High (both) Metabolic screen normal  
        falling SNHL bilateral      
                 
16 None TINN, DIZ None None 5 dB (right) None ENG: normal  
    Persistent otalgias     5 dB (left)   Metabolic screen normal  
        normal      
                 
17* None TINN None None None None None  
                 
18 (perf) None RHL, TINN, FULL None 35 dB (right) 18 dB (right) All (right) None  
      flat CHL normal      
                 
19 (perf) None RHL, TINN, FULL None 45 dB (right) 22 dB (right) All (right) None  
    sloping mixed loss sloping mixed loss      
                 
20 None RHL, LHL, TINN, FULL None None 23 dB (right) High (right) MRI: normal  
        14 dB (left)      
               
                 
* = History of a left tympanoplasty for a persistent perforation; ** = history of a left tympanomastoidectomy for chronic otitis; perf = tympanic membrane perforation;                
MVA = motor vehicle accident; PTA = pure tone average; SNHL = sensorineural hearing loss; CHL = conductive hearing loss; dB = decibels; CT = computed tomography                
scan; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; ENG = electronystagmography; ABR = auditory brainstem response; ECOG = electrocochleography; RHL = right hearing loss;