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Sudden Deafness during Antepartum versus Postpartum Periods.
- Source :
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ORL . Nov2017, Vol. 79 Issue 5, p274-281. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>This study reviewed our experience in treating sudden deafness in antepartum (pregnant) and postpartum women during the past 2 decades.<bold>Methods: </bold>From 1997 to 2016, we have recorded sudden deafness in 16 antepartum (mean age, 32 years) and 3 postpartum (mean age, 31 years) women. Sudden deafness occurred during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters in 5, 4, and 7 antepartum women, respectively. In contrast, the mean interval between giving birth and symptom onset in the 3 postpartum women was 18 days. Each patient underwent an inner ear test battery.<bold>Results: </bold>In 8 antepartum women treated by dextran infusion, the outcome as regards hearing was improved in 7 patients (88%) and unchanged in 1 patient. In contrast, the other 8 antepartum women selected no treatment, and only 1 patient (12%) achieved hearing improvement, exhibiting a significantly better outcome when receiving dextran treatment. For the postpartum women, 2 patients had hearing improvement when treated by antioxidants, while 1 patient retained unchanged hearing without treatment.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Medication is needed in sudden deafness in antepartum or postpartum women rather than waiting for a natural course. No adverse effects have been identified in any of the mothers or offspring 1 year after delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SENSORINEURAL hearing loss
*PREGNANCY complications
*PREGNANT women
*DEXTRAN
*ANTIOXIDANTS
*THERAPEUTIC use of antioxidants
*HEARING disorder diagnosis
*TREATMENT of hearing disorders
*AUDITORY perception testing
*ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY
*EVOKED potentials (Electrophysiology)
*HEARING
*INNER ear
*PROGNOSIS
*PUERPERIUM
*TIME
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*DIAGNOSIS
*THERAPEUTICS
TREATMENT of pregnancy complications
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03011569
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ORL
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126388434
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000478936