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ea0029p1717 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

Evaluation of hearing and balance functions in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Arduc A. , Isik S. , Allusoglu S. , Iriz A. , Gokay F. , Aycicek Dogan B. , Tutuncu Y. , Gocer C. , Berker D. , Guler S.

Introduction: It is commonly known that hearing and balance functions are affected in thyroid function disorders. In literature, there are very few studies demonstrating that hearing may be affected due to autoimmunity in euthyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) independent from thyroid functions. In addition, hearing disorders have also been reported in other autoimmune diseases. For this reason, we investigated the functions of the peripheral and central sections of audit...