Hearing impairment laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Routine laboratory evaluation is insignificant unless a systemic illness is identified as a cause of hearing loss.

Laboratory findings

Routine laboratory evaluation is insignificant in hearing loss unless the history and physical examination suggest a systemic illness associated with the disease.^[1]

References

↑ Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA; et al. (2019). “Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update)”. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 161 (1_suppl): S1–S45. doi:10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID 31369359.

Overview