Airbag Deployment And Tinnitus Emergence Following Car Crash, a Case Report And a Brief Literature Review
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Abstract
Automatic airbag deployment during car accidents undoubtedly plays a vital role in preventing injuries. However, it may occasionally lead to aural damage, including noise-induced hearing loss, tympanic membrane perforation, and tinnitus. Here, we present a case of left curtain airbag deployment immediately following a low-speed car accident, which resulted in the driver experiencing tinnitus. In addition to the case presentation, we have included a brief literature review on potential otologic and non- otologic injuries caused by airbags
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[2] Klask J. Injuries to the ear, nose and throat area caused by car airbags. Laryngorhinotology. 2001;80(3):146-51. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-11887
[3] Morris MS, Borja LP. Air Bag Deployment and Hearing Loss. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998;124(5):507. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.124.5.507
[4] Richter HJ, Mich AA. Investigation of acoustic trauma from the airbag. Laryngoscope. 1976 Aug;86(8):1188- 95.https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-197608000-00010
[5] Mcfeely WJ, Bojrab DI, Davis KG, Hegyi DF. Otolog- ic Injuries Caused by Airbag Deployment. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Oct;121(4):367-73.https://doi. org/10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70222-6
[6] Hallman JJ, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Door Velocity and Oc- cupant Distance Affect Lateral Thoracic Injury Mitigation with Side Airbag. Accid Anal Prev. 2011 May;43(3):829- 839.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.002
[7] deGuzman BJ, Morgan AS, Pharr WF. Aortic Tran- section Following Air-Bag Deployment. N Engl J Med. 1997;337:573-574.https://doi.org/10.1056/ NEJM199708213370815
[8] Popa MF, Parlica I. Injury caused by airbag VS. Injuries associated with airbag deploys. ARS Medica Tomitana. 2014;1(76):19-24.https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2014- 0004
[9] Vadysinghe AN, Seneviratne P, Ekanayake KB. A death due to faulty airbag system-case report. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2023 Sep 12 [cited 2024 Feb 4]. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.https://doi.org/10.1007/ s12024-023-00715-1
[10] Tenofsky PL, Porter SW, Shaw JW. Fatal airway com- promise due to retropharyngeal hematoma after airbag deployment. Am Surg. 2000 Jul;66(7):692-4.https://doi. org/10.1177/000313480006600719
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| Issue | Vol 8 No 6 (2023): November-December | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v8i6.16239 | |
| Keywords | ||
| Airbag Noise induced hearing loss Tinnitus Acoustic trauma | ||
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Hossein Azizi M, Aghanejad F. Airbag Deployment And Tinnitus Emergence Following Car Crash, a Case Report And a Brief Literature Review. CRCP. 2024;8(6):281-283.
