Goyal Lokesh, Ajmera Kunal, Kaasam Sriveer, Koppula Kavya
Hospital Medicine, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline, Corpus Christi, USA.
Epidemiology, George Washington University, Reston, USA.
Cureus. 2022 May 12;14(5):e24955. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24955. eCollection 2022 May.
Hearing loss is a common problem that everyone faces at some point in their life. There are three main types of hearing loss: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed. Conductive hearing loss occurs when an external sound is not able to gain access to the inner ear because of some type of obstruction, e.g., cerumen in the auditory canal and fluid in the middle ear. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is due to damage to the inner ear, which affects the nerve conduction pathway from the inner ear to the brain. Mixed hearing loss is a combination of both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is one of the most common types of hearing loss. A kiss on an external auditory canal can create a negative pressure that can affect the bones in the inner ear, therefore causing tinnitus and hearing loss. This case report will discuss sensorineural hearing loss (or sudden sensory neural hearing loss (SSNHL)) caused by an innocent kiss on the patient's ear.
听力损失是每个人在人生某个阶段都会面临的常见问题。听力损失主要有三种类型：传导性、感音神经性和混合性。当外部声音由于某种类型的阻塞（例如耳道内的耵聍和中耳积液）而无法进入内耳时，就会发生传导性听力损失。感音神经性听力损失（SNHL）是由于内耳受损，这会影响从内耳到大脑的神经传导通路。混合性听力损失是传导性听力损失和感音神经性听力损失的组合。感音神经性听力损失（SNHL）是最常见的听力损失类型之一。对外耳道的亲吻会产生负压，进而影响内耳中的骨骼，从而导致耳鸣和听力损失。本病例报告将讨论因在患者耳部的一次无心亲吻导致的感音神经性听力损失（或突发性感音神经性听力损失（SSNHL））。
