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Hearing loss after general anaesthesia

A case report and review of literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Max Hochermann  and
Åke Reimer
Max Hochermann*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, S-214 01 Malmö, Sweden
Åke Reimer
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, S-214 01 Malmö, Sweden
*
Åke Reimer, M.D., Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, S-214 01 Malmo, Sweden.
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Abstract

Unilateral hearing loss has been reported as an unusual complication in general anaesthesia, and so far no reports on bilateral hearing loss have been published. In this paper we present a case with bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment immediately following a minor abdominal surgical procedure. The literature is reviewed and the mechanisms causing hearing loss during anaesthesia are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 10 , October 1987 , pp. 1079 - 1082
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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