THE HEARING-AID BATTERY - A HAZARD TO ELDERLY PATIENTS

被引：8

作者：

STRACHAN, DR ^{[1
]}

KENNY, H ^{[1
]}

HOPE, GA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] YORK DIST GEN HOSP, DEPT EAR NOSE & THROAT, YORK, N YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND

来源：

AGE AND AGEING | 1994年 / 23卷 / 05期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1093/ageing/23.5.425

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Owing to the severity of its corrosive effects, an alkaline hearing-aid battery in the external auditory meatus is an otological emergency. This report emphasizes the particular risk to confused elderly patients and points out that a delay in diagnosis is common. Aetiology, clinical features and treatment are discussed with reference to three recent cases.

引用

页码：425 / 426

页数：2

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