Could medications worsen vestibular aqueduct syndrome? For example, if a patient with VAS took medication with a diuretic effect (side effects being dry mouth, difficulty urinating, where even nausea and dizziness were listed)?
Answer
To my knowledge and according to a review of Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (EVAS) on Medline, I am not aware of any medications that aggravate the condition.
Probably the most important associations with EVAS are: 1) head trauma - even minor - can cause loss of hearing in affected ears; and 2) evidence suggests an association with the gene that causes Pendred syndrome (which can also be associated with Mondini malformations).
Eric Sargent, MD, is an Otologist/Neurotologist with the Michigan Ear Institute in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Eric Sargent, MD
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