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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1973;16(3): 65-70. |
A Case of Hearing Loss Due to Acute CO Intoxication |
Dae Woon Kim, MD (Director : Prof. Gill Ryoung Kim, MD) |
Department of Otolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea |
급성 일산화탄소 중독에 의한 난청의 1례 |
김대운 (지도 : 김기령 교수) |
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Although the sensory-neural hearing loss due to CO intoxication is a well known disease, most of them were due to chronic intoxication and most of them were accompanied with vestibular signs. The mechanism of it was also studied extensively including impairment of oxygen carrying mechanism by the formation of carboxy-hemoglobin etc. The inner ear is as sensitive as central nervous system to anoxia comparing to other peripheral sensory systems. But it is quite rare to have acute hearing loss without vestibular involvement. Here, the author experienced a rare case of acute hearing loss due to CO intoxication which was caused by suicidal attempt and here author reports it with the literatural review.
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