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  • Research Article   
  • Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2017, Vol 7(2): 299
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000299

Effects in Hearing Thresholds in Subjects Receiving Radiotherapy as Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Priscila Feliciano De Oliveira*, Renata Grazielle Souza Santos, Tatiane Costa Carneiro, Carlos Kazuo Taguchi, Gregorina Ribeiro Rocha, Priscila Passos Silva, Aline Cabral De Oliveira and Elaine Zuim De Moraes Baldrighi
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Sergipe´s Federal University, , Brazil
*Corresponding Author : Priscila Feliciano De Oliveira, Adjunct Professor, Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Sergipe´s Federal University, Avenida Marechal Rondon, S/N- Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão (SE), 49100-000, Brazil, Tel: (79) 99131.2569, Email: oliveirapriscila@hotmail.com

Received Date: Feb 21, 2017 / Accepted Date: Mar 15, 2017 / Published Date: Mar 22, 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Head and neck tumors patients present greater complaints due to their anatomical location. One of the most efficent treatment is radiotherapy, nevertheless it can cause undesired effects on area extending from the external to the internal ear. Aim: To evaluate hearing thresholds in subjects receiving radiotherapy as treatment for head and neck cancer. Methods: Transversal cohort study carried out in an Oncology Ward in a public hospital from the northeast of Brazil (Aracaju-Sergipe). Audiological evaluation was performed in 36 volunteers of both genders, divided equally between two groups: control and study group. The control group, non oncolgy, was composed by normal hearing thresholds subjects (including criteria). The study group was characterized of cancer patients, who were undergoing oncology treatment in a Cancer Department of the major public hospital of the town. The procedures, for both groups, were performed in two sections: anamnesis and conventinal pure tone audiometry. Results: Normal hearing thresholds of control and study group evinced that study group had worsening thresholds (p ≤ 0.05). Most of the study group (61.1%) was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss characterized by changes as from the 3 kHz frequency. Conclusion: Subjects with head and neck cancer undergoing oncology treatment might present significant worsening of hearing thresholds

Keywords: Audiometry; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Sensorioneural hearing loss

Citation: de Oliveira PF, Santos RGS, Carneiro TC, Taguchi CK, Rocha GR, et al. (2017) Effects in Hearing Thresholds in Subjects Receiving Radiotherapy as Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 7:299. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000299

Copyright: © 2017 de Oliveira PF, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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