A Case of Heroin Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Author(s) -
Ricardo Aulet,
Daniel Flis,
Jonathan Sillman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2014/962759
Subject(s) - medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , audiology , heroin , hearing loss , sensorineural deafness , pediatrics , psychiatry , drug
A case of a 31-year-old male who developed profound sensorineural hearing loss following a heroin overdose is presented. The patient subsequently had a full recovery of his hearing. Other cases of this rare phenomenon are reviewed and management options are discussed.
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