Abstract
Objective
To heighten the physician's awareness of non-organic hearing loss in teenagers in
China.
Methods
Retrospective cases review of seven patients (six girls and one boy) with sudden hearing
loss was conducted.
Results
Five patients presented with hearing loss bilaterally and two patients unilaterally.
All patients suffered from severe to profound hearing loss. However, the acoustic
reflex test indicated direct and indirect responses were present bilaterally at 1000 Hz 100 dB SPL. The results of ABR test revealed hearing threshold within 20–30 dB nHL. Further investigations indicated non-organic hearing loss was associated with
school stress or environment conflict. Satisfactory outcomes were achieved in all
patients.
Conclusion
Non-organic hearing loss should be considered when teenagers present with severe to
profound sudden hearing loss if the acoustic reflex is present. School and home stresses
are associated with the occurrence of non-organic hearing loss in the present study.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
November 29,
2007
Received:
July 22,
2007
Identification
Copyright
© 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
