Evaluation of cochlear involvement by transient evoked otoacoustic emission test in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Authors :: Uysal İÖ
Kaya A
Güven AS
Altuntaş EE
Müderris S
Source :: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology [Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol] 2011 Jun; Vol. 75 (6), pp. 858-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Apr 27.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear involvement in child patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease.<br />Methods: Twenty-eight CCHF disease patients (56 ears) and 26 sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (52 ears) were included in the study. Pure-tone audiometry at frequencies 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 kHz, immittance measures including tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing, and transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) testing were performed in the patients and controls.<br />Results: The proportion with a result of 'fail' for the TEOAE test in the CCHF patients was not statistically significant from the control group (p>0.05).<br />Conclusions: CCHF disease does not impair cochlear function in children. The clinical course of CCHF among children seems to be milder than in adults.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Adolescent
Age Factors
Audiometry, Evoked Response
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Case-Control Studies
Child
Cohort Studies
Female
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean complications
Humans
Male
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous physiology
Cochlea physiopathology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean physiopathology

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