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What is your approach to audiometric monitoring for patients on teprotumumab and how do you discuss the possibility of irreversible hearing loss with your patients?

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Do you obtain regular audiometric testing at select intervals throughout treatment of Teprotumumab in addition to baseline testing?

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Ophthalmology · The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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I have set up a connection with our institution’s ENT and audiometry service to do a baseline test for any patient who is a candidate for teprotumumab. If the patient already has abnormalities in the high and ultrahigh frequencies, would not proceed to treatment. Would also repeat the test if the pa...

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