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Int J Obstet Anesth · Aug 2020
Case ReportsPermanent hearing loss and tinnitus following epidural analgesia complicated by accidental dural puncture.
- S M O'Shaughnessy, C W R Fitzgerald, R Katiri, S Kieran, and LoughreyJ P RJPRDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland..
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: oshaugs@tcd.ie.
- Int J Obstet Anesth. 2020 Aug 1; 43: 9-12.
AbstractWe report a case of permanent high-frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in a 38-year-old woman following an unrecognised dural puncture during epidural placement. The patient reported subjective unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, along with a post-dural puncture headache, four hours post-delivery. The patient's headache resolved following two epidural blood patches, however, hearing loss and tinnitus persisted longer than two years. Long-term auditory symptoms following epidural analgesia in labour are very unusual findings.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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