Saravana V Karuppiah and Amanjot Dhaliwal

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Hospital, Grampian University Hospital NHS Trust, Foresterhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, Scotland, UK

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a benign condition most commonly occurring in male patients with no predisposing factors. Although there has been reports published suggesting various causes of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, none have so far shown loud music as a possible reason. We report a case of SPM in an 18 year old previously healthy male patient after exposure to continuous loud music. With extensive investigation including chest x-ray, gastrograffin swallow and contrast chest CT, there was no other cause found for his pneumomediastinum. To our knowledge there has been no previous report on a similar case.