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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, STUDY DESIGN, SETTING, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Humans, Lithotripsy, Male, Middle Aged, Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Urinary Calculi, Young Adult.
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Does extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy cause hearing impairment? Context: To evaluate if multiple sessions of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) have any effect on the transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs). Prospective study. Academic tertiary medical centre. Thirty patients undergoing multiple sessions of ESWL for urinary stone disease were assessed using TEOAEs before and after ESWL. It was found that ESWL does not cause any significant changes in TEOAEs.
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ESWL is a safe procedure and does not cause any changes in TEOAEs.