Hearing loss in beta-thalassaemia: An Italian multicentre case-control study.

Renzo ManaraDavide BrottoMaria Rosaria BarillariGiuseppe CostaAnnalisa Valentina VillaniCarmine PernaBrunella ZielloFrancesco di SalleElena CantoneAnnamaria PasanisiElisa De MicheleAngela CiancioGiovanna D'UrzoPasqualino ValentinoSilverio PerrottaPaolo RicchiImmacolata Tartaglione

Published in: British journal of haematology (2024)

Sensorineural hypoacusis rate is high in beta-thalassaemia (about 21%) and it increases with age and in males while disease severity or chelation treatment seems to be less relevant. The meaning of sensorineural-notch in beta-thalassaemia appears questionable.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
clinical trial
combination therapy
replacement therapy
advanced cancer