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Total Deafness With Chronic Propoxyphene Abuse
Author(s) -
Harell Moshe,
Shea John J.,
Emmett John R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.1978.88.9.1518
Subject(s) - propoxyphene , sensorineural hearing loss , medicine , accidental , audiology , hearing loss , anesthesia , analgesic , physics , acoustics
Sensorineural hearing loss has not been known to be among the toxic effects of propoxyphene (sold under the trade name Darvon™ in the United States) overdosage. Recently a case was reported associated with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to accidental overdosage of this drug. This paper presents a case of a progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss which resulted in total deafness, in a chronic propoxyphene abuser.