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Does extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy cause hearing impairment? Evaluation by transient evoked otoacoustic
Ramandeep Singh Virk1, Naresh K Panda, Shabbir Husain
1Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Objective:
To evaluate if multiple sessions of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) have any effect on the transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs).
Study Design:
Prospective study.
Setting:
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.
