title: Does extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy cause hearing impairment? Evaluation by transient evoked otoacoustic emissions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate if multiple sessions of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) have any effect on the transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic tertiary medical centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients undergoing multiple sessions of ESWL for urinary stone disease were assessed using TEOAEs before and after ESWL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that ESWL does not cause any significant changes in TEOAEs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ESWL is a safe procedure and does not cause any changes in TEOAEs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ramandeep Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Virk
authors.forename: Naresh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Shabbir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Uttam
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mete
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Goswami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult