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Int J Obstet Anesth
; 43: 9-12, 2020 08.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32437913
RESUMO
We report a case of permanent high-frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in a 38-year-old woman following an unrecognised dural puncture during epidural placement. The patient reported subjective unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, along with a post-dural puncture headache, four hours post-delivery. The patient's headache resolved following two epidural blood patches, however, hearing loss and tinnitus persisted longer than two years. Long-term auditory symptoms following epidural analgesia in labour are very unusual findings.