Peri-Operative Hearing Impairment

Vinodkumar Singh, Ayush Sinha, Rashmi Madan

Department of Anaesthetics, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS foundation trust, London, UK.
Department of Anaesthetics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, King’s Lynn, UK.
Department of Anaesthetics, West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2012.24039                

Abstract

Peri-operative hearing impairment is a poorly reported morbidity following any type of anaesthesia. We report a case where the patient developed temporary hearing impairment after a gynaecological surgery. This recovered in a couple of week time. The causes of such hearing impairment in various types of anaesthesia are discussed.

Keywords

Hearing Impairment; Laryngeal Mask Airway; Nitrous Oxide

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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