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Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function
Syphilis is a preventable and curable multi-organ disease caused by Treponema pallidum that may also affect the inner ear. First reported in 1887 by Adam Politzer, luetic endolymphatic hydrops (LEH) is a treatable complication of syphilis which causes a potentially reversible sensorineural hearing l...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20111587 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/942096 |
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author | Chun, Robert H. Pinto, Jayant M. Blankenhorn, Rebecca Dayal, Vijay S. |
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description | Syphilis is a preventable and curable multi-organ disease caused by Treponema pallidum that may also affect the inner ear. First reported in 1887 by Adam Politzer, luetic endolymphatic hydrops (LEH) is a treatable complication of syphilis which causes a potentially reversible sensorineural hearing loss. Symptoms of LEH include fluctuating hearing loss (often low frequency), tinnitus, and vertigo. Though audiometric parameters have been examined in patients with otosyphilis, few studies have examined the use of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) as a tool to measure improvement in cochlear function. Here we report an improvement in hearing loss, speech discrimination, and OAEs following treatment of LEH. |
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spelling | pubmed-28093642010-01-28 Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function Chun, Robert H. Pinto, Jayant M. Blankenhorn, Rebecca Dayal, Vijay S. Int J Otolaryngol Case Report Syphilis is a preventable and curable multi-organ disease caused by Treponema pallidum that may also affect the inner ear. First reported in 1887 by Adam Politzer, luetic endolymphatic hydrops (LEH) is a treatable complication of syphilis which causes a potentially reversible sensorineural hearing loss. Symptoms of LEH include fluctuating hearing loss (often low frequency), tinnitus, and vertigo. Though audiometric parameters have been examined in patients with otosyphilis, few studies have examined the use of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) as a tool to measure improvement in cochlear function. Here we report an improvement in hearing loss, speech discrimination, and OAEs following treatment of LEH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009 2009-06-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2809364/ /pubmed/20111587 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/942096 Text en Copyright © 2009 Robert H. Chun et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chun, Robert H. Pinto, Jayant M. Blankenhorn, Rebecca Dayal, Vijay S. Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title | Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title_full | Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title_fullStr | Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title_full_unstemmed | Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title_short | Recovery of Otoacoustic Emission Function in Luetic Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Possible Measure of Improvement in Cochlear Function |
title_sort | recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20111587 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/942096 |
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