| Title | Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss after intravenous cocaine injection: A case report and review of the literature. | | Author(s) | Stenner M, Stürmer K, Beutner D, Klussmann JP | | Institution | Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. | | Source | Laryngoscope 2009 Oct 5. | | Abstract | Little is known about the effects of intravenous abuse of cocaine, especially on the inner ear. We report on a 26-year-old man who presented to our outpatient department with a sudden severe hearing loss after intravenous injection of cocaine. The audiogram on admission showed symmetric air conduction levels up to 80 dB at 4 kHz. After treatment with intravenous sodium chloride, prednisolone, and pentoxifylline, the audiogram 2 days later showed a bilateral normacusis. A review of the literature on the topic is given and possible reasons for inner ear damages caused by cocaine are discussed. Laryngoscope, 2009. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19806646 |
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