[Noise from a car airbag as a cause of acute acoustic trauma].

A case of acute acoustic trauma in 32 year male, caused by a noise from car airbag, was described. The symptoms occurring directly after the airbag shot were tinnitus and hearing loss in right ear. Patient was admitted to ENT Clinic in Gdańsk just after 5 months after an accident. Treatment--vasodilatators and oxygen hyperbaric therapy--was ineffective. Review of literature, concerning the side effects of car airbag shot, was made. A mechanism of airbag action was presented as a source of short time noise.