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Emergencias del oído - Overview

Definición:

Las emergencias del oído incluyen objetos en el conducto auditivo externo y ruptura del tímpano.

Ver también trauma acústico.

Consideraciones generales:

Los niños a menudo se clavan objetos en los oídos, los cuales pueden ser difíciles de extraer, debido a que el conducto auditivo es un tubo de hueso sólido que está recubierto con piel sensible y delgada. Cualquier objeto que presione contra la piel puede causar mucho dolor. En muchos casos, un médico necesitará usar instrumentos especiales para examinar el oído y remover en forma segura el objeto.

Causas:

El dolor, la hipoacusia, el vértigo, los zumbidos en el oído y una ruptura del tímpano pueden ser causados por:

  • La inserción de aplicadores de algodón, alfileres, bolígrafos, palillos de dientes u otros objetos en el oído.
  • Cambios repentinos de presión, como una explosión, un golpe en la cabeza, el volar en avión, bucear, caerse mientras se practica esquí en el agua o ser golpeado en la cabeza o el oído.
  • Percusiones fuertes, como un disparo con revólver.
  • Reviewed last on: 8/3/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Thomas SH, White BA. Foreign bodies. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 57.

Byyny RL, Shockley LW. Scuba diving and dysbarism. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 141.

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