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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-c4d3fd1aa4ff4b25aa652c1c64901a7a2025-08-20T02:18:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732012-01-01201210.1155/2012/203714203714Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag DeploymentMasafumi Ohki0Jyunichi Ishikawa1Atsushi Tahara2Department of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, JapanDeployment 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/203714 |
| spellingShingle | Masafumi Ohki Jyunichi Ishikawa Atsushi Tahara Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to Air Bag Deployment Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
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