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Hearing Loss. Peter Rigby M.D. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. Strategies in Patient Management. Review and compare the clinical presentation of hearing loss for children and adults
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Hearing Loss Peter Rigby M.D. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Strategies in Patient Management • Review and compare the clinical presentation of hearing loss for children and adults • Review diagnostic workup for new onset hearing loss • Review initial management for new onset hearing loss
Strategies in Patient Management OLD YOUNG
Strategies in Patient Management SENSORINEURAL CONDUCTIVE
NORMAL LEFT EAR
Epidemiology • Congenital: • unilateral or mod 50/1000 • Profound SNHL 4/1000 • Genetic SNHL 1/1000 • Adult SNHL (age 65) 166/1000 • Hereditary SNHL 27/1000 • Mature SNHL (age 80) 500/1000 • CHL 10/1000
Strategies in Patient Management Child with newly discovered hearing loss: Infant screening Language delay Difficulty in school
Genetic Aquired Unknown Congenital Hearing Loss Etiology of Congenital Hearing Loss
Epidemiology • Congenital Infection: • Cytomemalovirus • *found in 1-2% of all live births • Rubella *progressive hearing loss • Syphilis • measles (rubeola), mumps, toxoplasmosis, herpes simplex
Epidemiology • Neonatal Infection: • bacterial meningitis • *7% of all childhood hearing loss • pneumococcus • NeisseriaHaemophilus influenza
Mitochondrial AR AD Sex Linked Congenital Hearing Loss Inheritance of Genetic Hearing Loss
Recessive skip generations HF SNHL birth to one year Dominant every generation variable pattern HL second to third decade Genetic Hearing Loss
Maternal Infection rubella CMV toxoplasmosis medications Birth History hypoxia kernicterus toxemia prematurity medications Pregnancy History
Infection meningitis measles mumps syphilis medications Otologic history ototoxic exposure noise trauma head trauma medications Postnatal History
Two Generations: hearing loss hearing aids balance problems Consanguinity test all siblings Family History
Strategies in Patient Management Adult with hearing loss: Sudden loss Progressive loss Vertigo
Hypercoag lipids BCP’s atherosclerosis arthritis medications Vascular diabetes HTN CAD CVA medications Medical History
Noise trauma guns military machinery Medical History
General stature milestones pigmentation hypogonadism craniofacial Ophthalmologic keratitis - syphilis, Cogans retinitis pigmentosa - Ushers cataracts - NF2 , rubella inclusions - CMV, toxo visual acuity Physical Exam
Otologic trauma malformations cholesteatoma infection Head and Neck orbit - Apert, Crousan mid face - Treacher Collins, Digeorge, Goldenhar mandible - Pierre Robin neck- brachio-oto-renal, Pendred Physical Exam
0.125k 0.25k 0.5k 1k 2k 4k 8k 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 (VERTEX) 70 LEFT RIGHT 80 AIR 90 BONE- MASKED 100 BONE- UN MASKED Audiogram: left conductive loss
0.125k 0.25k 0.5k 1k 2k 4k 8k 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 (VERTEX) 70 LEFT RIGHT 80 AIR 90 BONE- MASKED 100 BONE- UN MASKED Audiogram: left sensorineural loss
0.125k 0.125k 0.25k 0.25k 0.5k 0.5k 1k 1k 2k 2k 4k 4k 8k 8k 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT (VERTEX) 80 80 AIR AIR 90 90 LOUDER! BONE- MASKED BONE- MASKED LOUDER! 100 100 BONE- UN MASKED BONE- UN MASKED Weber test: left hearing loss SENSORINEURAL CONDUCTIVE
0.125k 0.125k 0.25k 0.25k 0.5k 0.5k 1k 1k 2k 2k 4k 4k 8k 8k 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT (VERTEX) 80 80 AIR AIR 90 90 BONE- MASKED BONE- MASKED 100 100 BONE- UN MASKED BONE- UN MASKED Rinne test: left hearing loss SENSORINEURAL CONDUCTIVE LOUDER! LOUDER!
Audiogram: presbycusis 0.125k 0.25k 0.5k 1k 2k 4k 8k 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 (VERTEX) 70 LEFT RIGHT 80 AIR 90 BONE- MASKED 100 BONE- UN MASKED
Renal Function BUN Creatinine Urinalysis: Hematuria Proteinuria Alport’s, polycystic kidney disease Metabolic TFT’s - Pendred, cretinism glucose - diabetes CBC - infection, discraisas Laboratory Testing
Immune Sed rate ANA, RF Western Blot: Connexin 26 Cogan’s 68 kd Protein Serology RPR/ FTA-ABS TORCH Toxoplasmosis Rubella cytomegalovirus herpes Laboratory Testing
ECG prolonged QT peaked T Jervell and Lange-Neilson CT temporal bones mondini vestibular aqueduct cochlear aqueduct cholesteatoma osteodysplasia osteogenesis imperfecta, Stickler, Laboratory Testing
Laboratory Testing • MRI temporal bones • Acoustic neuroma • Facial schwannoma • Multiple sclerosis • Cholesteatoma • encephalocele • Central axis tumors
Information cause progression family risk family testing resources Treatable causes PLF immune hydrops otosclerosis tumor hypercoag Intervention
Systemic Rx eyes cardiac vascular renal thyroid tumor Hearing Rx seating amplification vision qued speech cochlear implants sign Intervention
Ossicular Fixation • Audiogram • CT- Coronal • ossicles, middle ear size, oval window, facial nerve, otic capsule, IAC • vestibular aquaduct • cochlear aquaduct • Watch out for SNHL, balance symptoms
Stapes Fixation • juvenile otosclerosis • Treacher Collins • Klippel-Feil • Pfeiffer • branchio-oto-renal • ear pits-deafness • cervico-acoustic syndromes • Crouson • X linked mixed deafness with gusher • osteogenesis imperfecta
Atresia • 1:10,000 - 1:20,000 • 1/3 bilateral • usually asymmetric defects
Atresia: Timing • Bilateral Atresia: • Audiometric evaluation: early • Amplify: early • Auditory/Speech assistance in school • CT age 4-5 • Repair age 6 • Unilateral Atresia: • Audiometric evaluation: early • Amplify: usually not accepted • CT age 4-5 (also screen for canal cholest) • balance need/timing of repair with risks
Polyp in ear canal
Acute otitis media
Chronic otitis media Cholesteatoma tympanosclerosis
Squamous Cell carcinoma
Squamous Cell carcinoma
Conclusion • A stepwise approach to hearing loss evaluation aids in identification of etiology without excessive testing • Workup should be tailored to age, history, and early examination of the ear • Workup should be directed at treatable causes