Autoimmune inner ear disease
- Autoimmune inner ear disease
Autoimmune inner ear disease is a suspected autoimmune disease characterized by rapidly progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. [ [http://www.emedicine.com/ent/TOPIC496.HTM Inner Ear, Autoimmune (eMedicine, 2006)] ] It occurs when the body's immune system attacks cells in the inner ear that are mistaken for a virus or bacteria. Autoimmune inner ear disease was first described by Dr. Brian McCabe of the University of Iowa in 1979.
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* [http://entmd.org/healthinfo/hearing/autoimmune.cfm Autoimmune inner ear disease] at American Academy of Otolaryngology
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