Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Autor: Abolfazl Mollasadeghi, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Saeid Atighechi, Mohammad Hossein Davari, Pedram Shokouh, Mehrdad Mostaghaci, Maryam Bahaloo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Radiology, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6862
2090-6870
DOI: 10.1155/2013/510258
Popis: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices produce noise, which may affect patient’s or operators’ hearing. Some cases of hearing impairment after MRI procedure have been reported with different patterns (temporary or permanent, unilateral or bilateral, with or without other symptoms like tinnitus). In this report, a case of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in an otherwise healthy patient underwent brain MRI was described. The patient’s hearing loss was accompanied with tinnitus and was not improved after 3 months of followup.
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