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Inner Ear Decompression Sickness

Aka: Inner Ear Decompression Sickness, Inner Ear DCS
  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Scuba Diving related injury
    2. Similar mechanism to other Decompression Sickness
  2. See Also
    1. Decompression Sickness
    2. Neurologic Decompression Sickness
  3. Symptoms
    1. Vertigo
    2. Nausea
    3. Emesis
    4. Nystagmus
    5. Tinnitus
  4. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Inner ear barotrauma
  5. Management
    1. See Decompression Sickness Management
  6. References
    1. Clenney (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(5):1761-6
    2. Newton (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(11): 2211-2226
    3. Shupak (1991) Laryngoscope 101:173-9

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