DESCRIPTION

A 65-year-old man was seen at the ataxia clinic with progressively worsening balance over the past 8 years. He had also had a gradual decline in hearing and tinnitus to the extent of using a hearing aid. He had a history of a left cerebellar haemangioblastoma removed 20 years ago without any residual balance problems. He had worked for 42 years as a lathe operator and had been exposed to loud noise, and hence the cause of deafness …