Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss following polysubstance narcotic overdose

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 208-214

  Schweitzer, Vanessa G ^a   Darrat, Ilaaf ^a   Stach, Brad A ^a   Gray, Elizabeth ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine overdose; Heroin overdose; Polysubstance abuse; Sensorineural hearing loss; Sudden hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PREDNISONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; THORAX PAIN; TINNITUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE; STEROIDS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 79956275302     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.22.4.3     Document Type: Article

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