Journal
LARYNGOSCOPE
Volume 125, Issue 11, Pages 2565-2571Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lary.25329
Keywords
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP); cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP); chemoradiotherapy; cisplatin; radiation-induced otitis media
Funding
- National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan [NSC 102-2314-B-002-102-MY3]
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Objectives/HypothesisDespite 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. Study DesignRetrospective study. MethodsThirty-six irradiated NPC survivors were enrolled. Otoscopy and an inner ear test battery comprising audiometry were performed, as well as ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP), cervical VEMP (cVEMP), and caloric tests. ResultsOtoscopic examination revealed middle ear complications in 37 ears (51%), including radiation-induced otitis media in 32 ears and otitis media with effusion in five ears. Percentages of abnormal cVEMP test, oVEMP test, bone-conducted mean hearing level, and caloric test were 91%, 75%, 67%, and 39%, respectively, exhibiting a significantly declining sequence in inner ear deficits. Most (67%) NPC survivors had inner ear deficit originated from peripheral vestibular lesion, mainly due to sequela of otitis media. In contrast, 33% of them had inner ear deficit caused by central vestibular disorder. ConclusionsA significant sequential decline in inner ear function of irradiated NPC survivors was observed from the saccule to the utricle, cochlea, and semicircular canals. Most of them were due to sequela of otitis media, followed by central vestibular disorder.
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