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Severe sensorineural hearing loss caused by lightning. A temporal bone case report.

R Youngs1, J Deck, P Kwok

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto.

Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery
|October 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Lightning strikes can cause profound hearing loss. This case report details severe inner ear damage, including absent organs of Corti, in a patient who survived a lightning strike to the neck.

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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Neurology
  • Forensic Pathology

Background:

  • Lightning strikes are rare causes of sensorineural deafness.
  • Temporal bone pathology following lightning injury is not well-documented.