Facial Baroparesis Caused by Scuba Diving
Joint Authors
Shiotani, Akihiro
Matsunobu, Takeshi
Kamide, Daisuke
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Middle ear barotrauma is one of the common complications of SCUBA diving representing acute otalgia, hearing loss, and bleeding.
But occurrence of facial palsy is rare.
Here we report a case of a 30-year-old navy diver suffered middle ear barotrauma with transient facial palsy after SCUBA diving.
He felt difficulty in equalizing the pressure in middle ear with Valsalva maneuver during diving, and suffered right facial palsy and aural fullness after diving.
Clinical examination showed remarkable bulging of the right tympanic membrane and right facial palsy without other neurological findings.
But facial palsy was disappeared immediately after myringotomy.
We considered that the etiology of this case was neuropraxia of facial nerve in middle ear caused by over pressure of middle ear.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kamide, Daisuke& Matsunobu, Takeshi& Shiotani, Akihiro. 2012. Facial Baroparesis Caused by Scuba Diving. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kamide, Daisuke…[et al.]. Facial Baroparesis Caused by Scuba Diving. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kamide, Daisuke& Matsunobu, Takeshi& Shiotani, Akihiro. Facial Baroparesis Caused by Scuba Diving. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464040