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Chun RH, Pinto JM, Blankenhorn R, et al. Recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function. Int J Otolaryngol. 2009;2009:942096doi: 10.1155/2009/942096.
Chun, R. H., Pinto, J. M., Blankenhorn, R., & Dayal, V. S. (2009). Recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function. International journal of otolaryngology, 2009942096. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/942096
Chun, Robert H, et al. "Recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function." International journal of otolaryngology vol. 2009 (2009): 942096. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/942096
Chun RH, Pinto JM, Blankenhorn R, Dayal VS. Recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function. Int J Otolaryngol. 2009;2009:942096. doi: 10.1155/2009/942096. Epub 2009 Jun 03. PMID: 20111587; PMCID: PMC2809364.
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Int J Otolaryngol. 2009;2009:942096. doi: 10.1155/2009/942096. Epub 2009 Jun 03.

Recovery of otoacoustic emission function in luetic endolymphatic hydrops: a possible measure of improvement in cochlear function.

International journal of otolaryngology

Robert H Chun, Jayant M Pinto, Rebecca Blankenhorn, Vijay S Dayal

Affiliations

  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, P.O. Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.

PMID: 20111587 PMCID: PMC2809364 DOI: 10.1155/2009/942096

Abstract

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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