Hearing loss is an underrecognized comorbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic liver disease (CLD), particularly among those awaiting solid organ transplantation. Early identification of auditory dysfunction is essential to optimize communication, treatment adherence, and post-transplant care....
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Audiologists and transplant teams should consider routine hearing screening for patients with chronic kidney or liver disease, as hearing loss appears to be a common but underrecognized comorbidity in this population.
Raising awareness of hearing loss as a comorbidity in organ-transplant candidates could prompt earlier audiological referrals and improve overall patient management.
- 01Cross-sectional design characterized audiological profiles in adults awaiting kidney or liver transplantation.
- 02Hearing loss is highlighted as an underrecognized comorbidity in chronic kidney and liver disease.
- 03Findings support integrating audiological assessment into pre-transplant workups.
- 04Both ototoxic (ear-damaging) medications and systemic disease may contribute to hearing loss in this group.
- 05Study draws attention to a gap in multidisciplinary care for transplant-waiting patients.
Hearing loss is an underrecognized comorbidity in adults with chronic kidney or liver disease awaiting transplantation.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42732618
- DOI
- 10.65717/iao.2026.262414.
- Journal
- International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Adult patients with chronic kidney or liver disease awaiting solid organ transplantation
- Intervention
- Audiological assessment/profiling
Primary outcomes
Prevalence and type of hearing loss; Audiological profile characteristics in pre-transplant patients