Restoration of hearing loss with tissue plasminogen activator. Case report

Renzo Mora; Francesco Mora; Massimilliano Mora; Marco Barbieri; T J Yoo

doi:10.1177/000348940311200803

Restoration of hearing loss with tissue plasminogen activator. Case report

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Aug;112(8):671-4. doi: 10.1177/000348940311200803.

Authors

Renzo Mora¹, Francesco Mora, Massimilliano Mora, Marco Barbieri, T J Yoo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 12940662
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200803

Abstract

A 59-year-old man with a 2-year history of sudden onset of hearing loss in the left ear was treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for myocardial infarction. The patient had 50 dB of hearing recovery after the full dose (100 mg of tPA followed by 3 mg/d of tPA for 2 weeks).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Auditory Threshold / drug effects
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Hearing Loss, Sudden / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy*
Recovery of Function / drug effects*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Tissue Plasminogen Activator