Bruschi Giuseppe, Tarelli Giuseppe, Colombo Paola, Cavallazzi Giuseppe, Cannata Aldo, Garatti Andrea, Vitali Ettore
A De Gasperis Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 May;83(5):e9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.01.050.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a rare complication after cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. We report a case of a 60-year-old man who experienced severe sensorineural hearing loss after Bentall procedure and recovery of normal hearing after 20 days of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.