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Classroom classification

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Diving inner ear injury

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Common symptoms

震颤、耳聋、耳道异物、耳廓擦伤、耳鼓膜破裂、头晕、耳廓耳道撕裂伤、眩晕

The pathology of disease

Diving inner ear injury (barotrauma) is inner ear barotrauma from diving/decompression; vertigo; SNHL; perilymph fistula; emergency treatment.

Symptoms

Vertigo; SNHL; tinnitus during/after dive; imbalance; perilymph fistula; diving history

Causes

Pressure changes during diving; Valsalva; barotrauma; inner ear.

Treatment

Bed rest; steroids; surgical exploration if fistula; avoid diving; hyperbaric if DCS

Dept

ENT / neuro-otology / hyperbaric.

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