Lazareva L.A., Elizbaryan I.S., Kovalenko S.L., Azamatova S.A., Golovina K.S., OstrovskyV.V. Third mobile window syndrome. Head and neck. Russian Journal. 2025;13(1):126–136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25792/HN.2025.13.1.126-136
The article analyzes the literature on the third mobile window syndrome (TMWS), a unique condition characterized byspecific disorders of the auditory and vestibular analyzers. The analysis included data on the pathophysiology of thesyndrome, epidemiology, etiological factors, biomechanics of disorders, rare and poorly studied variants, as well asmodern methods of diagnosis and treatment.Material and methods. The literature review was conducted using the Medline, PubMed, Scopus, CyberLeninkadatabases; the electronic catalogs of the Elsevier, Springer Medicine, Biomed Central, Media Sphere publishing houses,the eLibrary.RU scientific electronic library were also used. We reviewed the articles published on this topic over the past30 years.
Conclusion. The awareness of specialists about the pathology and clinical manifestations of TMWS would increase thequality of diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation strategies.
Keywords: third mobile window syndrome, third window phenomenon, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, enlargedvestibular aqueduct syndrome, perilymphatic fistula, bone malformation
Conflicts of interest. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding. There was no funding for this study