Deafness--a complication of nasopharyngeal airways.
We report a patient who developed temporary deafness secondary to oedema of the uvula and soft palate following prolonged continuous positive airway pressure via a nasopharyngeal airway.
Jones
G L
GL
Department of Neurosurgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
Redfern
R M
RM
Jerwood
D C
DC
D000368:Aged; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014609:Uvula / Q000473:pathology