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Carbon monoxide poisoning and sensorineural hearing loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. Shahbaz Hassan
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
J. Ray
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
F. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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Abstract

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Exposure to carbon monoxide is a well-recognized cause of morbidity and mortality. Both acute accidental poisoning and chronic exposure are associated with a range of adverse health effects. We report two cases of carbon monoxide poisoning with the associated phenomenon of sensorineural hearing loss. Although hearing loss as a result of acute carbon monoxide exposure has previously been described, here we emphasize the need to consider chronic exposure to carbon monoxide as a potentially reversible cause of sensorineural hearing loss if diagnosed and treated early.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003