A sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by a thunderbolt

The authors present a case of 12-years old girl with sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by computer adapter explosion during the storm. She denied any tinnitus and vertigo. She was admitted immediately to ENT Ward. Audiometric examination showed rigt ear deaffness. She administered vasodilatat...

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Published inOtolaryngologia Polska Vol. 62; no. 6; p. 755
Main Authors Borowska, Karolina, Pietniczka-Załeska, Mirosława, Budzynowska, Krystyna
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 2008
Subjects
Antioxidants - administration & dosage
Child
Dextrans - administration & dosage
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - drug therapy
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Humans
Lightning Injuries - complications
Lightning Injuries - drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents - administration & dosage
Vitamin B Complex - administration & dosage
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Summary:The authors present a case of 12-years old girl with sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by computer adapter explosion during the storm. She denied any tinnitus and vertigo. She was admitted immediately to ENT Ward. Audiometric examination showed rigt ear deaffness. She administered vasodilatators, oxygen, Vitamin B complex, 1% xylocain, dextran, betahistin and steroids i.v. After few days she started to hear her rigt ear. Conrtol audiometric examination showed hearing in normal range. In a case of sudden deaffness is important to strart treatment as qiuck as is possible. And we should remember that new technics with nature could be dangerous to our health.
ISSN:0030-6657
DOI:10.1016/S0030-6657(08)70353-6