Loss of Consciousness: Can there be Unexpected Otolaryngology Etiology?

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  • Arpit Saxena Department of Otolaryngology, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow, UP, India
  • V. R. Sinha Department of Otolaryngology, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow, UP, India
  • D. K. Singh Department of Otolaryngology, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow, UP, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/OTLOJ-2-124

Abstract

Thirty-four-years old male, soldier by occupation had complains of three episodes of loss of consciousness lasting for 3-4 seconds for last one year. There was no history of giddi-ness, ear discharge, aural fullness, autotoxin medication, tinnitus etc. His examination revealed bilateral normal tympanic membrane and tuning fork tests were suggestive of left sided Sensor Neural Hearing Loss (SNHL).

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Published

2016-08-24

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Arpit Saxena, V. R. Sinha, & D. K. Singh. (2016). Loss of Consciousness: Can there be Unexpected Otolaryngology Etiology?. Otolaryngology, 2(4), 109–110. https://doi.org/10.17140/OTLOJ-2-124

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2016): Volume 2 Issue 4 2016

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