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Tinnitus and Paget's disease of bone
I Mackenzie1, C Young, W D Fraser
1Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. macken34@liv.ac.uk
Aim:
To investigate the prevalence of tinnitus and deafness in subjects with Paget's disease of bone.
Materials And 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.
Conclusion:
Deafness is a recognized, common sequelae of Paget's disease of bone, and tinnitus is a common accompanying symptom.
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