Akutë Horminderung̈ Wahrend des Tauchurlaubs: Diagnostik und Therapie des Innenohrbarotraumas

Translated title of the contribution: Acute hearing loss from scuba-diving holidays: Diagnosis and treatment of barotrauma of the inner ear

C. Brocks*, B. Wollenberg, H. Graefe

*Corresponding author for this work

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 contributionAcute hearing loss from scuba-diving holidays: Diagnosis and treatment of barotrauma of the inner ear
Original languageGerman
JournalHNO
Volume57
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)262-265
Number of pages4
ISSN0017-6192
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03.2009

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