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Tinnitus and Paget's disease of bone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2006

I Mackenzie ,
C Young  and
W D Fraser
I Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
C Young
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Walton Centre for Neurosciences, Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK
W D Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Abstract

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of tinnitus and deafness in subjects with Paget's disease of bone.

Materials and methods: One hundred and thirty-four subjects in total (77 with Paget's disease) were identified and audiologically examined. Subjects' experience of tinnitus was surveyed via a questionnaire and the results compared with those of age-matched controls.

Results: Hearing loss in those with Paget's disease of bone was significantly worse than in controls. Hearing handicap was also much worse in the Paget's subjects. Sixty-one per cent of the Paget's subjects suffered from tinnitus, compared with 36 per cent of the controls.

Conclusion: Deafness is a recognized, common sequelae of Paget's disease of bone, and tinnitus is a common accompanying symptom.

Keywords

Paget's Disease of BoneHearing LossTinnitus
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 899 - 902
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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