Sensorineural hearing loss in Lyme neuroborreliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been suggested to occur in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB); however, a clear association has never been documented. The present study prospectively investigated the development of SNHL in patients admitted for treatment of LNB using distortion-product-oto-acoustic emissions (DPOAE) as a measure of cochlear function.

Methods

DOAE were measured in patients with LNB on the day of diagnosis, during treatment, and 30-60 days after discharge. Frequencies were categorized as Low (1, 1.5, 2 kHz), Mid (3, 4, 5 kHz), Mid-high (6, 7, 8 kHz), and High (9, 10 kHz). Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA3) was performed at discharge and 60 days after. Patients were treated with i.v. ceftriaxone or oral doxycycline for 14 days according

SUBMITTER: Skovgaard Jensen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11486336 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature