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Sudden hearing loss associated with interferon
Y Kanda1, K Shigeno, N Kinoshita
1Department of Otolaryngology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Lancet (London, England)
|May 7, 1994
Abstract:
With the increasing long-term use of interferon, several new adverse effects have been recognised. We have prospectively assessed auditory function in 49 patients receiving interferon, after we saw a case of sudden sensorineural hearing loss during interferon therapy. Auditory disability (tinnitus, hearing loss, or both) occurred in 22 patients (45%) during treatment with audiometry-documented sensorineural hearing loss in 18 (37%). The auditory disability often developed in the late stage of treatment and resolved in all patients within 7-14 days after discontinuation of interferon.