@article{Murali_Shekhar_Sudhakar_Natarajan_Kameswaran_2012, title={Unilateral internal auditory canal stenosis with progressive facial weakness}, volume={18}, url={https://banglajol.info/index.php/BJO/article/view/12014}, DOI={10.3329/bjo.v18i2.12014}, abstractNote={<p>Internal auditory canal (IAC) stenosis is a rare cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Patient may present with symptoms of progressive facial nerve palsy, hearing loss, tinnitus and giddiness. High resolution temporal bone CT-scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the important tools for diagnosis. No specific management has been devised. Here is presentation of a case of unilateral (left) IAC stenosis with profound hearing loss and progressive House Brackmann Grade III-IV facial weakness. The diameter of the IAC was less than 2 mm on high resolution temporal bone computed tomography (HRCT) scan. It was managed by facial nerve decompression by translabyrinthine approach in an attempt to prevent further deterioration of facial palsy.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i2.12014">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i2.12014</a></p> <p>Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(2): 179-182</p>}, number={2}, journal={Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology}, author={Murali, Sathiya and Shekhar, Arpana and Sudhakar, S Shyam and Natarajan, Kiran and Kameswaran, Mohan}, year={2012}, month={Nov.}, pages={179–182} }