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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Employee Following Parotidectomy
  • Henry Ideker,
  • Ronald Walker,
  • Joshua Sappington
Henry Ideker
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

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Ronald Walker
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Joshua Sappington
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Abstract

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is uncommon and oftentimes idiopathic. We describe the unique presentation of SSNHL in an HBO chamber employee following a parotidectomy, whose chief complaint was otalgia and aural fullness during dives. She ultimately recovered completely due to timely diagnosis and a high-dose steroid taper.