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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2022; 17(04): 595-599
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757431
Original Article

Assessment of Hearing Loss in Minor Head Injury: A Prospective Study

Sumit Bansal
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
,
Chappity Preetam
2   Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
,
Ashis Patnaik
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
,
Rabi Narayan Sahu
1   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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Abstract

Introduction Hearing loss following a head injury is common and well known. The numbers of road traffic accidents have increased recently, with minor head injuries being very common, and usually go unreported. Hearing loss after a minor head injury is often unnoticed. Available literature is limited in this regard.

Objective This study was done to assess hearing loss in patients with minor head injuries and to define its natural history and progression/regression by a serial assessment of hearing.

Methods This prospective study was done in the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India, for a period of 24 months to look at the profile of hearing levels of patients presenting with history suggestive of minor head injury.

Results This study has shown that some form of hearing loss is common after a minor head injury and should be evaluated in all patients to detect subclinical hearing loss. A significant number of patients having minimal or a mild degree of hearing loss, if managed properly, improve to preinjury status. Distortion product oto-acoustic emission testing should be used as the screening and follow-up tool.

Conclusion This study highlights the importance of hearing assessment in minor-head-injury patients and the prognosis of recovery as per the severity of hearing loss and head injury.

Keywords

road traffic accidents - hearing loss - minor head injury - outcome - hearing assessment


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28. Oktober 2022

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