Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment
Joint Authors
Tahara, Atsushi
Ohki, Masafumi
Ishikawa, Jyunichi
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Deployment of the air bag in a passenger vehicle accident rarely causes otologic injuries.
However, sensorineural hearing loss induced by air bag deployment is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported in the English literature.
A 38-year-old man involved in a traffic accident while driving his car at 40 km/hour presented with right sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, without associated vertigo.
Pure-tone audiometry demonstrated elevated thresholds of 30 dB and 25 dB at 4 kHz and 8 kHz, respectively, on the right side.
Air bag deployment in car accidents is associated with the risk of development of sensorineural hearing loss.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ohki, Masafumi& Ishikawa, Jyunichi& Tahara, Atsushi. 2012. Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454187
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ohki, Masafumi…[et al.]. Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ohki, Masafumi& Ishikawa, Jyunichi& Tahara, Atsushi. Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454187
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454187