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. 2010 Jul 2;33(5):597–602. doi: 10.1007/s10545-010-9144-0

Table 3.

Characteristics of 13 children with Pompe disease, and the amount of hearing loss

Patient Age at hearing test (years) Gender (M/F) Motor statusa Respiratory functiona Hearing loss (dB)a
(right ear) (left ear)
1 13.1 M Ambulant, prox weak Normal nh nh
2 6.0 M Ambulant, prox weak Normal 33.3 cond nh
3 12.7 F Ambulant, prox weak Diminished nh nh
4 11.9 M Partially wheelchair dep. Normal nh nh
5 12.7 F Tetraplegic Invasive ventilation 35 cond 35 cond
6 5.2 M Ambulant Normal nh nh
7 3 M Ambulant, prox weak Normal nh nh
8 16 M Ambulant Diminished nh nh
9 13 M Ambulant, prox weak Diminished nh nh
10 9 F Ambulant, prox weak Normal nh nh
11 15.2 M Ambulant, prox weak Diminished, BIPAP nh nh
12 16.4 F Paresis legs, scoliosis Diminished, BIPAP nh nh
13 9.2 F Partially wheelchair dep. Diminished, BIPAP nh nh

dB Decibels, nh normal hearing, cond conductive hearing loss, prox weak proximal weakness, BIPAP bi-level positive airway pressure

aBefore start of enzyme replacement therapy