Citation

Myung NS, Lee IW, Goh EK, Kong SK. Am. J. Otolaryngol. 2012; 33(6): 767-769.

Affiliation

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Gyeongnam, Korea; Busan Saint Benedict's Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.06.007

PMID

22902106

Abstract

Lightning strike can produce an array of clinical symptoms and injuries. It may damage multiple organs and cause auditory injuries ranging from transient hearing loss and vertigo to complete disruption of the auditory system. Tympanic-membrane rupture is relatively common in patients with lightning injury. The exact pathogenetic mechanisms of auditory lesions in lightning survivors have not been fully elucidated. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss caused by a lightning strike, who was successfully rehabilitated after a cochlear implantation.

Language: en