The function of the vestibular organ in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

  • Miśkiewicz-Orczyk, Katarzyna
  • Kos-Kudła, Beata
  • Lisowska, Grażyna
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Publication date
December 2022
Publisher
VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study was to identify the prognostic factors and the relationship between vertigo and the results of objective assessment of the vestibular organ and the levels of thyroid status in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Material and methods: The study population consisted of 28 women with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and coexisting chronic vertigo. In all patients, audiological assessment of hearing (tonal audiometry and impedance audiometry), Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre, caloric test, and kinetic tests (rotary chair test and swing chair test) were evaluated. Thyroid hormone levels [thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4)] and thyroid antibodies [autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and th...

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