Bomb blast injuries to the ear: the London Bridge incident series
| Autor: | R. M. Walsh, J. P. M. Pracy, A M Huggon, M J Gleeson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss Hearing Loss Sensorineural Ear Middle Poison control Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Blast injury Tinnitus Audiometry Blast Injuries London otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Hearing Disorders medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Emergency Medicine Middle ear Female Sensorineural hearing loss medicine.symptom business Research Article Balance problems |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Medicine Journal. 12:194-198 |
| ISSN: | 1472-0213 1472-0205 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/emj.12.3.194 |
| Popis: | Twelve patients who were treated for ear injuries at Guy's Hospital following the London Bridge bomb blast in February 1992 were reviewed. Among three there were four perforated eardrums, two of which closed spontaneously (50%). All three patients had a persistent mixed hearing loss. The remaining nine patients had acute sensorineural hearing loss and/or tinnitus only. Four of these had resolved completely by 4h, another one by 48h, and two by 4 weeks. Two patients had a residual high frequency hearing loss. In total, five patients (42%) have a persistent hearing loss. None of the patients suffered from balance problems. In summary, the ear is very susceptible to bomb blast injury, but there is a high rate of spontaneous closure of perforations and improvement of sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus. |
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