Methadone, another cause of opioid-associated hearing loss: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-639

  Shaw, Kathryn A ^a   Babu, Kavita M ^a   Hack, Jason B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hearing loss; ingestion; methadone; opioid; overdose

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655169796     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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