Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment
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.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Copyright © 2012 Masafumi Ohki et al.
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Authors:
- Ohki, Masafumi
- Ishikawa, Jyunichi
- Tahara, Atsushi
- Publication Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 2p
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Serial:
- Case Reports in Otolaryngology
- Volume: 2012
- Issue Number: Article ID 203714
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air bags; Crash injuries; Crashes; Hearing loss; Medical case reports; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Air bag deployment; Tinnitus
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01449115
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 11 2012 9:59AM