Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Aspirin 복용 후 발생한 양측성 돌발성 감각 신경성 난청 1예

장원익1, 김이석1, 김동욱1,*, 이병돈1
Won Ik Jang1, Yi Suk Kim1, Dong Wook Kim1,*, Byung Don Lee1
1순천향대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
*교신저자: 김동욱, 140-743 서울 용산구 한남동 657-58 순천향대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 전화:(02) 709-9364·전송:(02) 794-9628 E-mail: kdw1228@hosp.sch.ac.kr

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Received: Dec 11, 2009; Revised: Jan 12, 2010; Accepted: Feb 05, 2010

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Aspirin causes ototoxic side effects in some patients, such as bilateral mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, dizziness although its ototoxic mechanisms still remain mostly unclear. Generally, ototoxicity of the aspirin manifests bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that shows flat type or high-frequency type and sometimes accompanies dizziness, tinnitus, and ear fullness. The risk of ototoxicity increases with higher aspirin doses and prolonged treatment course. We report a case of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and dizziness and tinnitus after six hours with ordinary therapeutic dose of aspirin. The patient complained of bilateral tinnitus, ear fullness, and continuous dizziness for several hours with nausea and vomiting. In this case, the patient stopped taking the aspirin and there was a hearing improvement after three days. On five days after stopping taking the aspirin, both ear audiogram was checked within the normal hearing threshold. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2010; 21:67–70)

Keywords: Aspirin; 난청; 이명; 어지럼증
Keywords: Aspirin; Hearing loss; Tinnitus; Dizziness