Abstract
Introduction: Altered hearing has been reported in persons who received electrical discharge by lightning. Case report: The case of a Mexican worker electrified by a high voltage (23 kV) electrical current is described as having hearing loss, absent otoacoustic emissions, and increased latency of all waves and interwave intervals of auditory evoked potentials of the brainstem. The worker showed permanent hearing loss post high voltage electrocution (23 kV), with progressive sensorineural hearing loss and perturbed neural conduction of the auditory nerve, and disturbed neuroconduction of the auditory nerve following to a high voltage electrical discharge. Conclusion: Given the implications in rehabilitation and the social and legal consequences patients should be fully evaluated, including a complete hearing study.
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