TEMPORAL BONE-FRACTURE FOLLOWING BLUNT TRAUMA CAUSED BY A FLYING FISH

Blunt trauma to the temporal region can cause fracture of the skull ba se, loss of hearing, vestibular symptoms and otorrhoea. The most commo n causes of blunt trauma to the ear and surrounding area are motor veh icle accidents, violent encounters, and sports-related accidents. We p resent an obscure case of a man who was struck in the ear by a flying fish while wading in the sea with resulting temporal bone fracture, su dden deafness, vertigo, cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea, and pneumocepha lus.