Vol.102 No.11 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 102 No. 11 November 2009
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Chronic Otitis Media Caused by MRSA:
A Case Report
Daiki Takagi, Naohito Hato, Jun Hyodo and Kiyofumi Gyo
(Ehime University, School of Medicine)
A 34-year-old man seem for bilateral hearing loss and headache due to intractable chronic otitis media (OMC) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). He had a OMC recurrence despite microsurgery, irrigation, and antibiotics. After conventional treatment, we attempted hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), which succeeded in symptoms after 8 attempts. His hearing recovered completely.
This case is, to our knowledge, the first to demonstrate HBO efficacy in treating intractable OMC. We assume that HBO encouraged antibacterial oxidation and new capillary formation in wound healing.
Key words :chronic otitis media, MRSA, HBO