Auditory brainstem potentials in uraemia.

Evoked response audiometry was carried out to assess the viability of the auditory pathway in haemodialysed patients. The latency of the waves III and V and I-V interpeak latencies were significantly longer in the renal patients compared to the control group. The I-V interpeak latency was longer in 8 of our 13 patients than the upper limit (4.

Diagnosis of hearing impairment in childhood.

The authors carried out BERA examinations in 46 children difficult to test. Seven cases are described in detail. In connection with these cases attention is drawn to the unforeseeable difficulties of this examination method used already widely.

Double-blind study on the effectiveness of a bioflavonoid in the control of tinnitus in otosclerosis.

Ipriflavone (7-isopropoxy-isoflavone) was attempted to relieve tinnitus of otosclerotic patients prior to stapedectomy and continuing the treatment postoperatively in a 6 months regimen. As a whole the double-blind study revealed effectiveness of Ipriflavone in the control of tinnitus when preoperatively administered as well as in combination with stapedectomy. The small number of cases (9 patients treated with Ipriflavone and 7 patients with placebo) needs further confirmation of the present data.

Pure-tone and speech intelligibility disturbances in patients with ototoxic disorders.

The prevalence and severity of hearing impairment caused by ototoxic drugs are surprisingly high. This emphasizes the importance of the questions arising from the treatment. In 33.