Tinnitus and Paget's disease of bone.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence of tinnitus and deafness in subjects with Paget's disease of bone.


METHODS
One hundred and thirty-four subjects in total (77 with Paget's disease) were identified and audiologically examined. Subjects' experience of tinnitus was surveyed via a questionnaire and the results compared with those of age-matched controls.


RESULTS
Hearing loss in those with Paget's disease of bone was significantly worse than in controls. Hearing handicap was also much worse in the Paget's subjects. Sixty-one per cent of the Paget's subjects suffered from tinnitus, compared with 36 per cent of the controls.


CONCLUSIONS
Deafness is a recognized, common sequelae of Paget's disease of bone, and tinnitus is a common accompanying symptom.
Mackenzie
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Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. macken34@liv.ac.uk
Young
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Fraser
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D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000453:epidemiology*