Triad of tinnitus, progressive deafness and veigo along with facial weakness is seen in which of the following conditions?
High-Yield Explanation
Acoustic neuroma arise from the nerve sheath cells of the acoustic nerve in the region of the internal auditory meatus. The symptoms of this condition includes progressive unilateral sensorineural deafness, tinnitus and veigo. At the cerebellopontine angle it puts pressure on ipsilateral cranial nerves and can produce facial palsy and trigeminal nerve involvement. Causes of veigo in different diseases: Veigo precipitated by the movement of head in a specific direction: Benign positional veigo. Intermittent brief veigo with occasional drop attacks, ataxia, visual loss, double vision and confusion: Veebrobasilar insufficiency. Episodic recurrent veigo, with auditory symptoms, headache, photophobia and aura: Migraine. Veigo with facial weakness and loss of taste sensation: Ramsay hunt syndrome. Triad of episodic veigo, tinnitus and progressive deafness: Meniere's disease.