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Table 3 Functional impairments prior to chemoradiation treatment

From: Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with concurrent but not adjuvant chemotherapy in primary nasopharyngeal cancer – a retrospective single center analysis

Functional impairment

n

%

middle ear effusion

22

45

hearing loss

18

37

t-tube placement

13

27

CN impairment (III, IV, VI)*

9

18

CN impairment (other)

9

18

nasal obstruction

7

14

headache

5

10

impaired vision°

4

8

epistaxis

4

8

dysphagia

3

6

tinnitus

2

4

impaired smell

2

4

impaired taste

2

4

  1. CN: cranial nerve, *: including symptoms caused by impairment of the corresponding muscles, °: other than impairment of motility (see CN impairment), t-tube : inserted into tympanic membrane to restore ventilation in case of middle ear effusion.