title: Tympanic Membrane Perforation Caused by Thunderbolt Strike.
abstract: Thunderbolt strike is a life-threatening entity. In the patients presenting with thunderbolt strike, the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system should be primarily evaluated, followed by tympanic membrane lesions. The most important symptom connected with ear is the loss of hearing. In this report, a 43-year-old male patient with unilateral tympanic membrane perforation, tinnitus, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss caused by thunderbolt strike is presented through a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van†Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bozan
authors.forename: Ahmet Faruk
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kiroglu
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.forename: Mahfuz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cankaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D006309:Hearing; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D038781:Otoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014433:Tympanoplasty