title: [Hypacusis in acquired hypothyroidism (author's transl)].
abstract: We examined 56 patients with latent or clinically manifest hypothyroidism and 18 patients with acute athyreosis as a control group. We were especially interested in the localization and extent of hearing abnormalities. 45% of the patients with chronic hypothyroidism showed a hearing loss. Of these, two patients had a pure conductive loss, seven a combined hearing loss and 16 a sensori-neural hearing loss. We demonstrated hair cell damage in 13 of the patients with chronic hypothyroidism. The hearing loss was mild to moderate in over 90% of the cases. Although several patients had a basocochlear hearing loss, no characteristic audiogram was found. There was a correlation between the conductive loss and the severity of the hypothyroidism. 50% of the patients showed a significant improvement in hearing after substitution therapy. The results of our examinations are discussed in detail.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones
vernacular_title: Hypakusis bei erworbener Hypothyreose.