High rate of unperceived hearing loss in patients after liver transplantation

Rifai K, Pischke S, Agne C, Rosenau J, Klempnauer JL, Manns MP. High rate of unperceived hearing loss in patients after liver transplantation. :  Aim:  We recently published the high frequency of perceived hearing impairment in adults after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). To obtain objective...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation 2012-07, Vol.26 (4), p.577-580
Main Authors: Rifai, Kinan, Pischke, Sven, Agne, Clemens, Rosenau, Jens, Klempnauer, Jürgen L., Manns, Michael P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Audiometry
auditory impairment
Biological and medical sciences
calcineurin inhibitors
clinical study
Epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
General aspects
Hearing Loss - diagnosis
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Hearing Loss - etiology
Humans
immunosuppressive therapy
Incidence
liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation - adverse effects
Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tissue, organ and graft immunology
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Summary:Rifai K, Pischke S, Agne C, Rosenau J, Klempnauer JL, Manns MP. High rate of unperceived hearing loss in patients after liver transplantation. :  Aim:  We recently published the high frequency of perceived hearing impairment in adults after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). To obtain objective data in addition to the questionnaires, audiometric data of 70 patients’ post‐OLT were analyzed. Methods:  Hearing tests were obtained from 70 patients who were in follow‐up 6.5 ± 4.3 yr after OLT. Thirty‐eight of these patients (53%) reported the development of a hearing problem post‐OLT, while 14 patients already noticed hearing loss prior to OLT (21%). Eighteen patients did not report any hearing problems (26%). Results:  Audiometry was within the normal range only in five patients (7%). Signs of mild or moderate hearing loss were found in 12 (17%) and 28 patients (40%), respectively. In 25 patients, audiometry revealed even severe hearing loss (36%). In 86% of patients, hearing loss was bilateral affecting all frequency areas in 63%. Of the 18 patients without subjective hearing impairment, moderate or severe hearing loss was found in 50% of audiometries. Mean maximal hearing loss was −62 ± 30 dB with worse results in patients reporting hearing problems (p 
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01592.x