II. Definition
- Communication between inner and middle ear
III. Causes
- Direct blow to ear
- Scuba related Barotrauma
- Excessive straining on stooling, lifting, sneezing
IV. Pathophysiology
- Peripheral Cause of Vertigo
V. Symptoms
- Vertigo
- Associated with Hearing Loss
VI. Signs: Hennebert's Sign
- Pressure applied to tragus and external auditory meatus
- Pneumatic Otoscopy may also induce
- Results in Vertigo or Nystagmus when fistula present
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 40782004 |
| English | Hennebert syndrome, Hennebert's syndrome, Luetic-otitic-nystagmus, Hennebert's syndrome (disorder) |
| Spanish | nistagmo luético - otítico, síndrome de Hennebert (trastorno), síndrome de Hennebert |
