Third Mobile Window Syndrome of the Inner Ear: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Associated Disorders (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Philippa Thomson and Gerard J. Gianoli

This book goes beyond Superior Canal Dehiscence and dives deeper into Third Mobile Window Syndrome and its numerous manifestations. Its primary goal is to shed light on the many forms of Third Mobile Window Syndrome, develop a diagnostic procedure, and explain viable treatments. In 1995, Dr. Lloyd Minor of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore was the first to diagnose Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome. Despite the fact that he published his findings in 1998, a thorough book on the subject has yet to be published. As a result, many neurotologists and otorhinolaryngologists still have limited understanding of this illness and its manifestation.

There are six sections to this article. The first section is critical for setting the stage, collecting all of the material obtained since 1998, and summarizing the condition’s complexities. The second and third portions are intended to provide a thorough understanding of the critical factors for diagnosing patients and selecting the best surgical or non-surgical treatment choices. Part four includes out-of-the-ordinary instances, such as pediatric patients with bilateral SCDS. Philippa Thomson, a patient herself, gives the patient’s perspective on symptoms, as well as the difficult process of obtaining a diagnosis and professional care, in part five. Part six discusses future research opportunities.

The book “Third Mobile Window Syndrome of the Inner Ear: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Associated Disorders” will provide doctors who work with inner ear disorders, balance problems, and vertigo with the knowledge they need to help patients with Third Mobile Window Syndrome. Neurologists, otolaryngologists, and neurotologists will profit from the content, as would researchers in the field of inner ear illness.