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Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Setting of Acute Methamphetamine Overdose
Ear, nose, & throat journal, pp 1455613211069353-1455613211069353
29 Dec 2021
PMID: 34965172
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Abstract
Substance abuse is a rare but known cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). We report a case of acute SNHL in a 28-year-old man following an overdose of methamphetamine and incidental ingestion of fentanyl. On initial encounter, he had moderate-to-severe hearing loss in the right ear and severe-to-profound hearing loss in the left ear in addition to acute kidney injury, liver failure, and lactic acidosis. The patient was treated with a two-week course of high-dose steroids and expressed a subjective improvement in hearing. This case highlights the importance of auditory testing following a drug overdose and is one of the only documented cases of hearing loss following methamphetamine use in recent years. There is a paucity of literature regarding the mechanism causing acute SNHL secondary to methamphetamines. Proposed etiologies include neurotransmitter depletion or reduced cochlear blood flow as possible causes of ototoxicity.
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- Title
- Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Setting of Acute Methamphetamine Overdose
- Creators
- Jeremy S. Reich - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineHarleen K. Sethi - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineRobert T. Sataloff - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Ear, nose, & throat journal, pp 1455613211069353-1455613211069353
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000737955600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85122163784
- Other Identifier
- 991019312467004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Otorhinolaryngology