TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Lightning strike to a vehicle causing acute acoustic trauma
JO  - HNO
A1  - Angerer, F.
A1  - Hoppe, Ulrich
A1  - Schick, B.
SP  - 1081
EP  - 1083
VL  - 57
IS  - 10
N2  - The cochlea and vestibular organ is often affected in lightning strikes. A lightning strike to a motor vehicle with cochlear injury has not been described hitherto in the literature. We report the case of a 44-year-old male patient with sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus after his car was struck by lightning. While hearing loss recovered using intravenous therapy, tinnitus persisted 6 months after the lightning strike. Cochlear injuries as an acute acoustic trauma have to be considered in lightning strikes and can occur when a car is struck by lightning.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0017-6192
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00106-009-2000-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -