title: Hearing loss after general anaesthesia (a case report and review of literature).
abstract: Unilateral hearing loss has been reported as an unusual complication in general anaesthesia, and so far no reports on bilateral hearing loss have been published. In this paper we present a case with bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment immediately following a minor abdominal surgical procedure. The literature is reviewed and the mechanisms causing hearing loss during anaesthesia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hochermann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reimer
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged