title: [Auricular consequences of lightning (author's transl)].
abstract: Auricular accidents provoqued by lightning and induced by telephone are extremely rare. The authors of this paper relate the case of a young lady suffering from an inflammation of the external auditive canal and of an irritation of the tympanic membrane with an perception's hypacusis of 30 db. A physiological explanation is proposed and two factors come into account:--The acoustic traumatism induced by the thunder;--The burn produced by the electrical current.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications*; D004424:Ear Canal; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced; D006801:Humans; D008030:Lightning; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000209:etiology*; D013689:Telephone; D014432:Tympanic Membrane
vernacular_title: Conséquences auriculaires d'un coup de foudre.