Hearing Characteristics of Adults before Exposure to Potentially Ototoxic Chemotherapy
Cecília Vieira Peruch, Vera Beatris Martins, Felipe de Oliveira Goulart, Marcia Salgado Machado, Eliane Dallegrave, Monalise Costa Batista Berbert · 2026
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Description
Peruch and co-authors describe the hearing of adults about to start chemotherapy that can damage the ears, in this 2026 study. Knowing the starting point helps teams prevent or catch later loss. The study enrolled 261 patients at a chemotherapy service over nine months.
Most patients rated their hearing as good, yet nearly a third reported some impairment. Ringing in the ears was the commonest complaint, at thirty-five percent. Only twelve percent carried an actual hearing loss diagnosis. Earwax blockage showed up in a fifth of exams. Patients who reported trouble also showed weaker inner-ear responses on testing. The authors urge baseline checks before treatment begins.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cecília Vieira Peruch, Vera Beatris Martins, Felipe de Oliveira Goulart, Marcia Salgado Machado, Eliane Dallegrave, Monalise Costa Batista Berbert |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |