Differential Treatment Response of Auditory Hallucination in A Unilateral Hearing Impaired Patient: A Case Report

Ram D, Tharun Krishnan R,Najla E and Sathyanarayana Rao TS

Department of Psychiatry, JSS University, Mysore, India

^*Correspondance to: Sathyanarayana Rao TS 

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Abstract:

Auditory hallucinations may present as a part of the diagnostic symptom profile in hearing impaired with schizophrenia and respond to antipsychotics. Though partial response is observed with inadequate dose of antipsychotics, there is no report that auditory hallucinations respond differently in a patient with a healthy and impaired ear. In this case report, we are reporting differential effect of antipsychotics on auditory hallucinations in a unilateral hearing impaired patient with schizophrenia. Possible underlying neurobiological mechanisms are discussed.

Keywords:

Impaired hearing and schizophrenia; Differential effect to hearing; Antipsychotics and hearing impairment

Cite the Article:

Ram D, Tharun Krishnan R,Najla E, Sathyanarayana Rao TS. Differential Treatment Response of Auditory Hallucination in A Unilateral Hearing Impaired Patient: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1331.