Abstract | UNLABELLED: AIM: To describe the features of different hearing loss classification systems and to identify their implications and use in oncologic patients. METHOD:
Hearing loss was classified in 31 patients before and after chemotherapy, according to different criteria, assessing the sensitivity and specificity of each classification system. RESULTS:
Hearing loss results were highly variable (ranging from 29% to 61%). Only 4 of 31 subjects with post- therapy hearing loss were identified by all the methods. A few subjects with hearing loss were classified as normal hearing in some of the criteria. A normal PTA was found in 18 of 31 subjects in the post-treatment evaluation. CONCLUSION: None of the criteria assesses the complaints of patients. The criteria described in this study were inadequate to identify hearing loss following chemotherapy, requiring additional information for physicians to better understand the hearing losses and their implications for the quality of life of patients.
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Authors | Christiane Schultz, Maria Valéria Schmidt Goffi-Gomez, Patrícia Helena Pecora Liberman, André Lopes Carvalho |
Journal | Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
(Braz J Otorhinolaryngol)
2009 Sep-Oct
Vol. 75
Issue 5
Pg. 634-41
ISSN: 1808-8686 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 19893928
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Cisplatin
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Child
- Cisplatin
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Diagnostic Techniques, Otological
- Female
- Hearing Disorders
(chemically induced, classification, diagnosis)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Prospective Studies
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Young Adult
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