@article{ref1,
title="Hearing recovery from deafness caused by bromate intoxication",
journal="Journal of laryngology and otology",
year="2018",
author="Suzuki, J. and Takanashi, Y. and Koyama, A. and Katori, Y.",
volume="132",
number="11",
pages="1039-1041",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Sodium bromate is a strong oxidant, and bromate intoxication can cause irreversible severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. This paper reports the first case in the English literature of bromate-induced hearing loss with hearing recovery measured by formal audiological assessment.Case reportA 72-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with complaints of profound hearing loss, nausea, diarrhoea and anuria after bromate ingestion in a suicide attempt. On admission, pure tone audiometry and auditory brainstem responses showed profound bilateral deafness. Under the diagnosis of bromate-induced acute renal failure and sensorineural hearing loss, continuous haemodiafiltration was performed. When dialysis was discontinued, pure tone audiometry and auditory brainstem responses showed partial threshold recovery from profound deafness. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss is a common symptom of bromate intoxication. Bromate-induced hearing loss may be partially treated, and early application of continuous haemodiafiltration might be useful as a treatment for this intractable condition.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2151",
doi="10.1017/S0022215118002001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022215118002001"
}