Our department has had 2 reported instances (reported to our Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee) of sensori-neural deafness following general anesthesia. Both patients were otherwise well, having 1-2 hour procedures (peripheral limb surgery for one, and laparotomy for the other) with no hearing loss pre-op. They reported partial deafness both worse in one ear than the other. referal to ENT - opinion was sensori-neural deafness (not simple conductive) of fairly high grade in one ear in each patient. So far, each has lasted 6 weeks with no signs of resolution.
Has anybody else come across this?
Has anybody else come across this?