title: Effect of dialysis on hearing acuity.
abstract: In order to determine the effect of dialysis on hearing acuity, 20 patients on chronic maintenance hemodialysis or peritoneal were followed with hearing examinations every 6 months over a follow-up period of 1-4 years. While 70% of the study group had some measureable hearing loss at the beginning of the study, 75% of the patients showed no deterioration of hearing loss during the follow-up period. It is suggested that hearing deficits in chronic renal failure are common and multifactorial in etiology, and that most patients undergoing chronic dialysis show no further deterioration in hearing acuity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006309:Hearing; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects