Effects of Chemoradiation Therapy on Hearing in Patients with Malignancy of Head and Neck.

Purpose: To study effects of chemoradiation therapy on hearing in patients with malignancy of head and neck.

Methods And Materials: Patients receiving drugs other than cisplatin as well as those with any otology-related pathology or abnormalities were excluded from the study. Patients with primary biopsy-proven malignancy of the Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, Paranasal Sinuses, Oral Cavity, and Parotid with chemoradiation by cisplatin and different radiation modalities were all eligible.