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Hearing Loss in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Treated with Bisphosphonates

✍ Scribed by Christi A. Arnerich; Aaron C. Moberly; Linda A. Dimeglio; Richard T. Miyamoto

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
582 KB
Volume
119
Category
Article
ISSN
0023-852X

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✦ Synopsis

21.4% of children developed hearing loss, a percentage similar to previous population studies.

β€’ Since all received treatment, we cannot determine directly bisphosphonate effects on hearing loss over time. β€’ However, it appears that bisphosphonates neither increase hearing loss nor stop progression in these children.

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