Purpose
To investigate the effects of cancer treatment on the auditory system of children.
Methods
The study population comprised 12 children, aged 2 to 12 years, who had been diagnosed with cancer and recommended radiotherapy with/without chemotherapy. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DP-OAE) and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions OAE (TE-OAE) were measured before treatment and after six months of treatment.
Results
Out of the 24 ears, only two ears (8.3%) failed the TE-OAE and DP-OAE tests, and no significant change was observed after cancer treatment.
Conclusion
Cancer treatment over a period of six months did not cause hearing impairment in this group of patients.
Keywords
Child; Toxicity; Neoplasms; Hearing; Hearing loss