Citation

Borowska K, Pietniczka-Załeska M, Budzynowska K. Otolaryngol. Pol. 2008; 62(6): 755-757.

Vernacular Title

Nagła głuchota spowodowana uderzeniem pioruna.

Affiliation

Oddział Otolaryngologii, Miedzyleski Szpital Specjalistyczny w Warszawie.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0030-6657(08)70353-6

PMID

19205525

Abstract

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.

Language: pl