| A case of sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo during epidural nerve block |
| Byeong min Lee1, Jin hong Noh2, Seong ki Ahn1, Hyun woo Park1 |
1Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea
2New Tongyoung Hospital, Tongyoung, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Hyun woo Park ,Tel: 055-750-817, Fax: 055-759-0618, Email: phw83@hanmail.net
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Received: October 11, 2018; Accepted: December 4, 2018. Published online: December 4, 2018. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Epidural anesthesia has significantly advanced in neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia. It is used for surgical anaesthesia and treatment of chronic pain. Hearing loss during or after epidural anesthesia is rare, and it is known to occur by the change of the intracranial pressure. Cerebrospinal fluid is connected with perilymph in the cochlear and vestibule that is important to hearing and balance. If the intracranial pressure is abruptly transferred to the inner ear, perilymph can be leak, that called perilymphatic fistula, dizziness and hearing loss can occur suddenly. We report a 65-year-old women who presented with acute onset dizziness and hearing loss during the epidural nerve block for back pain, wherein we speculated a possibility of perilymphatic fistula as the mechanism of hearing loss and dizziness. The mechanism of dizziness and hearing loss was suspected with perilymphatic fistula. |
| Keywords:
Hearing loss, sudden; Anesthesia, epidural; Pneumocephalus; Perilymphatic fistula |
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