Abstract
A 35-year-old diver noticed hearing loss and tinnitus after his diving holiday. He presented to the Lübeck clinical practice for divers, and we found vascular injections on the eardrum. Audiometry showed a high-degree hearing loss of 40-60 dB. Under the assumption of a perilymphatic fistula, we performed a tympanoscopy with covering of the oval and round windows. Bone-conduction hearing improved immediately postoperatively to 25 dB. A postoperative rheological infusion treatment was given. After 6 months the diver was assessed fit to dive with almost normal inner ear function.
Translated title of the contribution | Acute hearing loss from scuba-diving holidays: Diagnosis and treatment of barotrauma of the inner ear |
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Original language | German |
Journal | HNO |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 262-265 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0017-6192 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 03.2009 |