Symptomatic Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Overview

Journal Tech Coloproctol

Date 2015 Aug 18

PMID 26280882

Citations 6

Authors

G Casella

D Corbetta

M Zolezzi

C Di Bella

V Villanacci

M Salemme

U Milanesi

E Antonelli

V Baldini

G Bassotti

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Abstract

Background: Sensorineural hearing loss has been reported as an extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease, especially in adult patients with ulcerative colitis. However, to date only a few series have been reported in the literature, and none from Italy. The aim of the present investigation was to assess the prevalence of symptomatic sensorineural hearing loss in Italian patients with ulcerative colitis.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed the charts of all patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent otolaryngologic investigation in a 10-year period.

Results: Complete charts of 57 patients were available for the observation period. Reasons for head and neck investigation were transient, mild hearing loss and sporadic vertigo. Clinical and instrumental head and neck examination was unremarkable in all but one woman who complained of mild hearing loss without vertigo or tinnitus, in whom sensorineural hearing loss was diagnosed.

Conclusions: In our series, sensorineural hearing loss was found in less than 2 % of adult patients with ulcerative colitis evaluated in a department of otolaryngology. Systematic evaluation for this extraintestinal manifestation should not be carried out unless hearing loss is present.

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