Sickle cell crisis and sensorineural hearing loss: case report and discussion.

Patients in sickle cell crisis may complain of unilateral or bilateral hearing loss which is typically a mild to moderate high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss in the affected ear(s). Auditory acuity can return to precrisis levels. A literature review suggests that the etiology is cochlear ischemia. A review of the literature, case study, and discussion will be presented.