‘Mild deafness to exist for a while’

The Asian Age.

Metros, Mumbai

Some of the passengers will have mild conductive deafness for some period of time.

Injured passengers of Jet Airways, leaves the Nanavati hospital after being treated, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Mumbai: Some of the passengers will have mild conductive deafness for some period of time. Nanavati Hospital’s chief operating officer Rajendra Patankar said, “Five patients have mild conductive deafness, which will take 7-10 days to heal. They are advised not to fly till then.’

Dr M. Hemanth Rao of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences said, “This is a case of ‘Baro-Trauma’. If the cabin pressure is not maintained, the ear drums may get ruptured due to negative pressure and the patient may suffer nose-bleed, ear-bleed or they may have life long ringing sensation in ears.”

Mr Rao added that most of the Indian flights don’t maintain the cabin-pressure and as the altitude increases the pressure falls down.’’

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