@article{Butt_Bhalli_Siddique_Ahmed_Khan_Ahmed_2021, title={HEARING LOSS IN BLAST TRAUMA VICTIMS. A MULTICENTRE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6203}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.6203}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To describe the resultant Otologic morbidity and report on the early outcomes following blasts occurring in twin cities of Quetta and Peshawar.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Case series.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> ENT department Tertiary Care Centre Quetta and Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar. Study period was, from Jan 2013 to Dec 2013.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> All bomb blast patients brought to the hospitals were included in study. Participants completed Symptom Assessment Forms followed by detailed ENT examination and Pure Tone Audiograms on arrival and after 6 weeks.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 504 patients were included initially of which 80% of the patients were male. About 57.8% of the patients complained of ear injury, 21.6% of the total patients had tympanic membrane perforation on initial presentation. Chances of spontaneous closure of perforation were 20.9% in our study. Chances of hearing improvement were 17.9% in our study at the end of the study period.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Blast related otologic injuries constituted a major source of morbidity The most common type of hearing loss following a blast trauma was mild to moderate conductive type. Chances of recovery of hearing following blast do exist (17.9%). Suspected patients should be regularly assessed and followed up. Much work needs to be done to study the impact of blast trauma on hearing in our country.</p>}, number={Suppl-1}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Butt, Kamran Ashfaq Ahmed and Bhalli, Naeem Riaz and Siddique, Wasif and Ahmed, Attique and Khan, Maryam and Ahmed, Manzoor}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={S130–35} }