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Drill‐generated sensorineural hearing loss following mastoid surgery
Author(s) -
Urquhart A. C.,
Mcintosh W. A.,
Bodenstein N. P.
Publication year - 1992
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 - 10.1288/00005537-199206000-00016
Subject(s) - medicine , audiology , sensorineural hearing loss , hearing loss , drill , surgery , materials science , metallurgy
Abstract Drilling during mastoid surgery may result in temporary noise‐induced hearing loss. This has practical implications for both the patient and surgeon. In a prospective study of 40 patients, audiometric testing was done both preoperatively and postoperatively to try to detect any significant hearing loss in the immediate postoperative period. The data were analyzed using the Student's paired t test. No statistically significant difference was found. A sensorineural hearing loss soon after mastoid surgery is not due to the noise generated by the drill. In the event of any hearing loss during this period, other causes should be sought.