Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment.
Case Rep Otolaryngol
; 2012: 203714, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22953102
ABSTRACT
Deployment of the air bag in a passenger vehicle accident rarely causes otologic injuries. However, sensorineural hearing loss induced by air bag deployment is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported in the English literature. A 38-year-old man involved in a traffic accident while driving his car at 40 km/hour presented with right sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, without associated vertigo. Pure-tone audiometry demonstrated elevated thresholds of 30 dB and 25 dB at 4 kHz and 8 kHz, respectively, on the right side. Air bag deployment in car accidents is associated with the risk of development of sensorineural hearing loss.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Case Rep Otolaryngol
Year:
2012
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Article
Affiliation country:
Japan