Central Hearing Loss in a Pediatric Patient

Sensorineural hearing loss is typically caused by dysfunction of the inner ear or auditory nerve. In pediatric patients diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, work‐up often includes genetic testing and imaging studies of the auditory pathway. Here, we report a case of a pediatric patient with a...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 2025-01, Vol.135 (1), p.452-456
Main Authors: Moon, Peter K., Bloom, Lauren, Tribble, Melissa, Ling, Angela H., Ahmad, Iram N., Yeom, Kristen, Cheng, Alan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
auditory pathway
central hearing loss
Cerebellar Neoplasms - complications
Cerebellar Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Child
Cisplatin - administration & dosage
Cisplatin - therapeutic use
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Female
Hearing Loss, Central - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Central - etiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Humans
inferior colliculus
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medulloblastoma - complications
Medulloblastoma - radiotherapy
Medulloblastoma - therapy
pediatric
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Summary:Sensorineural hearing loss is typically caused by dysfunction of the inner ear or auditory nerve. In pediatric patients diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, work‐up often includes genetic testing and imaging studies of the auditory pathway. Here, we report a case of a pediatric patient with a history of sensorineural hearing loss following cisplatin and radiation therapy for brainstem medulloblastoma, developing symptoms and signs of central hearing loss based on audiometric and MRI/diffusion tensor imaging studies. Though rare, central hearing loss should be considered among the causes of sensorineural hearing loss in children. Laryngoscope, 135:452–456, 2025 Central hearing loss is caused by abnormalities of the auditory pathway. This is one of the first reports to describe a pediatric patient with central hearing loss.
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
1531-4995
DOI:10.1002/lary.31742