@article{ref1,
title="Assessment of hearing loss in minor head injury: a prospective study",
journal="Asian journal of neurosurgery",
year="2022",
author="Bansal, Sumit and Preetam, Chappity and Patnaik, Ashis and Sahu, Rabi Narayan",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="595-599",
abstract="Introduction  Hearing loss following a head injury is common and well known. The numbers of road traffic accidents have increased recently, with minor head injuries being very common, and usually go unreported. Hearing loss after a minor head injury is often unnoticed. Available literature is limited in this regard. <br><br>OBJECTIVE  This study was done to assess hearing loss in patients with minor head injuries and to define its natural history and progression/regression by a serial assessment of hearing. <br><br>METHODS This prospective study was done in the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India, for a period of 24 months to look at the profile of hearing levels of patients presenting with history suggestive of minor head injury. <br><br>RESULTS  This study has shown that some form of hearing loss is common after a minor head injury and should be evaluated in all patients to detect subclinical hearing loss. A significant number of patients having minimal or a mild degree of hearing loss, if managed properly, improve to preinjury status. Distortion product oto-acoustic emission testing should be used as the screening and follow-up tool. <br><br>CONCLUSION  This study highlights the importance of hearing assessment in minor-head-injury patients and the prognosis of recovery as per the severity of hearing loss and head injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1793-5482",
doi="10.1055/s-0042-1757431",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757431"
}