This observational cohort study was aimed to evaluate the hearing toxicity at multiple time points from baseline to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy among nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
With the development of radiotherapeutic techniques and equipment as well as advances in treatment modalities, the 5-year overall survival of patients with non-disseminated NPC has exceeded 80%. However, the incidence of hearing toxicity did not decrease significantly compared with the past. The hearing loss remains the second most common toxicity after xerostomia. Audiometry, acoustic impedance testing, eustachian tube pressure measurements, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions will be used to compare hearing before treatment and up to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy. The related factors affecting the hearing of NPC patients will also be investigated and explored.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, Guangxi, China
Hearing level (decibel)
We will use pure tone audiometry to access the hearing level (decibel) before treatment and serially up to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy.
Time frame: up to 16 months
The ratio of distortion product otoacoustic emission(DPOAE) failure
We will use distortion product otoacoustic emission(DPOAE) to access the hearing before treatment and serially up to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy.
Time frame: up to 16 months
The ratio of Eustachian tube dysfuction(ETD)
We will use eustachian tube pressure measurement to access the eustachian tube function before treatment and serially up to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy.
Time frame: up to 16 months
Tympanogram type
We will use acoustic impedance tests to access the tympanogram type before treatment and serially up to 1 year after radical chemoradiotherapy.
Time frame: up to 16 months
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