We report a patient who developed temporary deafness secondary to oedema of the uvula and soft palate following prolonged continuous positive airway pressure via a nasopharyngeal airway.
GallagherW.J., PearceA.C., PowerS.J.Assessment of a new nasopharyngeal airway.Br J Anaesth1988; 60: 112–115.
7.
HenzigD.Thrombotic occlusion of a nasopharyngeal tube.Letter Anesthesiology1979; 51: 484–485.
8.
BinningR.A.A hazard of blind nasal intubation.Letter Anaesthesia1974; 29: 366–367.
9.
RavindranR., PriddyS.Uvula edema, a rare complication of endotracheal intubation.Anesthesiology1978 May; 48: 374.
10.
DiazJ.H.Is uvular edema a complication of endotracheal intubation?Anesth Analg1993; 76: 1139–1141.
11.
BensonA.J., KingP.F.Pathophysiology of the ears and nasal sinuses in flying and diving. In: Wright D, ed. Scott-Brown's Otolaryngology Basic Sciences 5th Ed.Oxford, Butterworth Heinmann1987; 183–207.
12.
BeasleyP.Anatomy of the pharynx and oesophagus. In: Wright D, ed. Scott-Brown's Otolaryngology Basic Sciences 5th Ed.Oxford, Butterworth Heinmann1987; 245–283.
