Spinal anesthesia causing hearing loss: are we aware?

Authors

  • Hasme Zam Hashim School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Irfan Mohamad School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Rosdan Salim School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Saedah Ali School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19136

Keywords:

hearing loss, anesthesia, spinal

Abstract

Sensorineural hearing loss can be attributed to many factors. Acoustic trauma, noisy environment, genetic syndromes, inner ear infection and tumors are the known well-established causes. Some of them are treatable but many of those are nonreversible. Recent literatures have shown some data that suggest this type of hearing loss also occurring post anesthesia, particularly in spinal anesthesia cases. Others claim that this hearing loss is temporary and clinically not significant.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19136

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(3) 2014 p.251-254

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Author Biographies

Hasme Zam Hashim, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Irfan Mohamad, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Rosdan Salim, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Saedah Ali, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Department of Anesthesiology

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Published

2014-06-14

How to Cite

Hashim, H. Z., Mohamad, I., Salim, R., & Ali, S. (2014). Spinal anesthesia causing hearing loss: are we aware?. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(3), 251–254. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19136

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Review Article

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