The Lightning-Damaged Ear
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 100 (2) , 117-121
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1974.00780040123008
Abstract
We saw four cases of lightning injury to the ear. Substantial ear damage and hearing loss are common in such cases. Temporal bone pathology showed tympanic membrane rupture, middle ear and mastoid effusion of pus and blood, total rupture of the Reissner membrane, degeneration of the stria vascularis and organ of Corti, edema of the intracanalicular portion of the facial nerve, herniation of a portion of the cerebellum into the internal auditory meatus, and a possible microfracture of the otic capsule. Initial treatment should be conservative and reconstructive surgery deferred until tissues have returned to normal.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Another Etiology of Middle Ear CholesteatomaJAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 1971
- LIII Ultrastructure of the Organ of Corti following Intermixing of Cochlear FluidsAnnals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1967