Tympanic Membrane Perforation Caused by Thunderbolt Strike
| Autor: | Nazim Bozan, Mahfuz Turan, Ahmet Faruk Kiroglu, Muzaffer Ari, Hakan Çankaya |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment Hearing Loss Sensorineural Lightning Injuries Otoscopy Tympanoplasty Audiometry Hearing otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans Tympanic Membrane Perforation Thunderbolt medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Male patient medicine.symptom business Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss Tomography X-Ray Computed Tinnitus |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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