| Permanent sensorineural hearing loss following spinal anesthesia. | |
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PMID: 12366513 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 25-year-old female developed permanent, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), disabling vertigo, and tinnitus following an uneventful spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. At her first visit to the ear-nose-throat (ENT) department approximately 2 months postoperatively, pure-tone thresholds revealed profound SNHL on the right side whereas thresholds were within normal limits on the left side. The recruitment score (SISI) was 95% at 2000 Hz on the right side. Directional preponderance towards the right and the right canal paresis were evidenced by bithermal caloric testing. At follow ups the pure tone thresholds have shown some improvement, but fluctuating SNHL, disabling vertigo attacks, and tinnitus have remained. These findings imply a cochlear pathology causing endolymphatic hydrops possibly induced by lumbar puncture for spinal anesthesia. |
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Authors:
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L Kiliçkan; Y Gürkan; H Ozkarakas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Volume: 46 ISSN: 0001-5172 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Publication Date: 2002 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-10-07 Completed Date: 2002-12-03 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370270 Medline TA: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1155-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. yavuzg@superonline.com |
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Adult Anesthesia, Obstetrical / adverse effects* Anesthesia, Spinal / adverse effects* Audiometry, Pure-Tone Caloric Tests Cesarean Section Female Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis, etiology* Humans Pregnancy Recruitment Detection, Audiologic Tinnitus / etiology Vertigo / etiology |
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