Inner ear deficits in irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors
Journal
The Laryngoscope
Journal Volume
125
Journal Issue
11
Date Issued
2015-11
Author(s)
Chi, Fan-Hsiang
Abstract
Despite the advancement of concurrent chemoradiotherapy, inner ear symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo/dizziness are still experienced in irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) survivors. This study utilized an inner ear test battery to assess the causes and sequence of inner ear deficits in irradiated NPC survivors with a mean interval of 10 years after radiotherapy.
Subjects
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP); chemoradiotherapy; cisplatin; ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP); radiation-induced otitis media
Type
journal article