Publication details
Postižení sluchu po spinální anestezii
| Title in English | Hearing loss after spinal anesthesia |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | CESKA A SLOVENSKA NEUROLOGIE A NEUROCHIRURGIE |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019456 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019456 |
| Keywords | hearing loss; spinal anesthesia |
| Description | Lumbar puncture (LP) is a routine diagnostic method in neurology. Its known complications include transient headaches, previously described in up to 30% of individuals. When using an atraumatic needle (24G, ie with an internal diameter of 0.29 mm), the incidence is approximately 2-4% [1]. Headaches usually develop within 24 hours after surgery and usually resolve within 10 days. They are usually diffuse, may be accompanied by nausea, photophobia and neck stiffening. Risk factors include younger age, female sex, headache before or during surgery [2]. Among the less known and disproportionately less common side effects are hearing disorders, among them very rarely persistent tinnitus, which is very annoying for the patient and significantly deteriorates the quality of life during the transition to chronicity. We present a case of a young woman who developed persistent right-sided tinnitus following local spinal anesthesia. |