Permanent hearing loss and tinnitus following epidural analgesia complicated by accidental dural puncture.

Autor: O'Shaughnessy, S.M., Fitzgerald, C.W.R., Katiri, R., Kieran, S., Loughrey, J.P.R.
Zdroj: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia; Aug2020, Vol. 43, p9-12, 4p
Abstrakt: We report a case of permanent high-frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in a 38-year-old woman following an unrecognised dural puncture during epidural placement. The patient reported subjective unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, along with a post-dural puncture headache, four hours post-delivery. The patient's headache resolved following two epidural blood patches, however, hearing loss and tinnitus persisted longer than two years. Long-term auditory symptoms following epidural analgesia in labour are very unusual findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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