Nagła głuchota spowodowana uderzeniem pioruna

The authors present a case of 12-years old girl with sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by computer adapter explosion during the storm. She denied any tinnitus and vertigo. She was admitted immediately to ENT Ward. Audiometric examination showed right ear deaffness. She administered vasodilatators, oxygen, Vitamin B complex, 1% xylocain, dextran, betahistin and steroids i.v. After few days she started to hear her right ear. Control audiometric examination showed hearing in normal range. In a case of sudden deaffness is important to start treatment as quick as is possible. And we should remember that new technics with nature could be dangerous to our health.