Hi
I've never heard of anyone with the combination but see they are not related, Lupus being an auto-immune disease. AN being Neurological Neoplastic. Seems they require treatment individually. Possibly a combination of AN and Lupus could increase the chance of Sudden Hearing Loss or cause contralateral deafness post op due to auto-immune dysfunction.
Guess this topic belongs to a Dr. well knowledgable of AN and auto-immune disorder. -Russ
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
Sudden hearing loss (SHL) is defined as greater than 30 dB hearing reduction, over at least three contiguous frequencies, occuring over 72 hours or less. It occurs most frequently in the 30 to 60 year age group and affects males and females equally. Although called sudden, it seems unlikely that hearing loss is abrupt but rather it probably evolves over a few hours.
SHL can affect different people very differently. SHL is usually unilateral (that is, it affects only one ear); and is often accompanied by tinnitis. vertigo, or both. The amount of hearing loss may vary from mild to severe, and may involve different parts of the hearing frequency range. SHL may be temporary or permanent. About one third of people with SHL awaken in the morning with a hearing loss.
What Causes Sudden Hearing Loss?
Autoimmune Vascular Neurological Neoplastic Trauma or Toxin Infections and viral
Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) Cardiopulmanary bypass Acoustic Neuroma Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cogan's syndrome Red blood cell deformability Contralateral deafness after acoustic neuroma surgery Inner ear concussion Cytomegalovirus
Lupus Sickle cell Focal pontine ischemia Inner ear decompression sickness Herpes-simplex I
Meniere's Small vessel disease Leukemia Otologic surgery HIV
Polyarteritis nodosa Vascular disease associated with mitochondriopathy Meningeal carcinomatosis Ototoxicity Lassa Fever
Relapsing polychondritis Vertebrobasilar insufficiency Migraine Perilymph Fistula Meningococcal meningitis
Ulcerative Colitis Multiple sclerosis Temporal bone fracture Mumps
Wegeners's granulomatosis Myeloma CSF leak, such as caused by lumbar puncture Rubeola
Rubella
syphilis
Toxoplasmosis
Table adapted from Wynne, 2003
