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KMID : 1039520210250010055
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Journal of Audiology & Otology
2021 Volume.25 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.58
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Wernicke Encephalopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Ton Angie Nu
Jethwa Trisha
Stamper Greta C.
Yenior Ashley
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Abstract
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Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is seldom associated with Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) or thiamine deficiency. While thiamine deficiency and repletion are often considered prior to dextrose infusions in patients with chronic alcohol abuse to prevent WE, they are often overlooked in non-alcoholic patients who are also at risk for malnutrition. In this paper we describe a case of a non-alcoholic 28-year-old female status post-sleeve gastrectomy who developed SNHL in the setting of thiamine deficiency and WE, with ongoing hearing impairment requiring hearing aids despite thiamine repletion.
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KEYWORD
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Wernicke encephalopathy, Thiamine deficiency, Hearing loss
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