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Inner ear problems of Thai priest at Priest Hospital
Taweporn Karnchanakas1, Are Tantanavat, Jamjan Sinsakontavat
1Department of Ear Nose Throat, Priest Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. tweporn@yahoo.com
Insights
Middle-aged and elderly priests with inner ear problems showed higher fasting blood sugar (FBS) and triglycerides (TG). These metabolic changes are linked to conditions like dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic Disorders
Background:
- Inner ear problems in priests at Priest Hospital were previously unreported.
- This study investigates the correlation between metabolic disorders and inner ear issues in this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol (T. Chol), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride (TG) levels in priests with inner ear problems.
- To compare these metabolic factors between priests with and without inner ear issues.
- To determine the prevalence of abnormal levels for FBS, T. Chol, LDL, and TG.
Main Methods:
- A case-control study involving 83 priests with inner ear problems and 107 controls.
- Data collected via questionnaires, physical/neurological examinations, audiometry (pure tone and BERA), and blood tests (FBS, T. Chol, TG, LDL).
- Inner ear problems included dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus aurium.
Main Results:
- Middle-aged and elderly priests with inner ear problems exhibited elevated FBS and TG compared to the control group.
- Specific percentages of abnormal metabolic values were identified.
Conclusions:
- Elevated FBS and TG levels are associated with inner ear problems in middle-aged and elderly priests.
- These metabolic disturbances may contribute to symptoms such as dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
Background:
The inner ear problems of Thai priest at Priest Hospital had never been reported previously, so Department of Ear Nose Throat try to correlate the metebotic disorder with inner ear problems.
Objectives:
1) To study the fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol (T. Chol), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride (TG), the factors expected to involve in inner ear problems of priests at Priest Hospital. 2) To compare the FBS, T. Chol, HDL, LDL, and TG of priests with inner ear problems at Priest Hospital. 3) To find the percentage of abnormal from FBS, T. Chol, LDL, and TG.
Material And Method:
The study using 83 sampling of priests with inner ear problems and 107 priests as a controlled group. The research instruments used to collect data was the questionnaire which composed of general information, physical, ear-nose-throat and neurological examination, pure tone audiometry, brainstem evoke response audiometry (BERA) and the blood tests:FBS, T. Chol, TG, and LDL. The inner ear problems were composed of: 1) Dizziness 2) Hearing Loss 3) Tinnitus Aurium. The descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data from questionnaires and utilized frequency, percentage, standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test to achieve desired results.
Results:
Priest at middle age and elderly with inner ear problems had greater FBS and TG than expected values of the control group.
Conclusion:
The middle age and elderly priests who had greater FBS and TG than expected values were sick with inner ear problems that causing dizziness, hearing loss and tinnitus aurium.
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