Purpose: To better characterize the frequency and patterns of hearing dysfunction in patients who have received teprotumumab to treat thyroid eye disease.
Design: Noncomparative case series.
Participants: Patients who underwent audiology testing before and after completion of teprotumumab infusions.
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