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Bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss following non-otologic surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mel de la Cruz  and
Manohar Bance
Mel de la Cruz
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Manohar Bance*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
*
Address for correspondence: Manohar Bance, M.B., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, The Toronto Hospital, EN7-221, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. Fax: (416)340-5116 Email: manohar.bance@utoronto.ca
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Abstract

Hearing loss as a complication of non-otological surgery is rare. The majority of described cases have followed cardiac bypass surgery. To date there have been only 25 reported cases of non-otological surgery associated earing loss (NOSAHL) which have not involved cardiopulmonary bypass. Only two cases of bilateral NOSAHL have been previously described, and neither resulted in permanent severe bilateral hearing deficit. We describe a case of permanent bilateral severe hearing loss following metatarsal pinning in a patient with preexisting non-operated otosclerosis.

Keywords

Hearing loss, sensorineuralHeart surgerySurgery, operative
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 769 - 771
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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