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[Evaluation of risk factors in various forms of inner ear hearing loss]
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Inner ear disorders share common risk factors with cardiovascular diseases, including obesity and hypertension. However, specific risk factors could not be linked to distinct types of inner ear conditions.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Cardiology
- Neurology
Context:
- Cardiovascular diseases share known risk factors with inner ear affections.
- Inner ear disorders can significantly impact quality of life.
Purpose:
- To investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with inner ear disorders.
- To explore potential correlations between specific risk factors and variations in inner ear disturbances.
Summary:
- A study of 205 patients with inner ear disorders revealed a higher prevalence of overweight (50.2%), high blood cholesterol (29.3%), anemia (28.8%), and hypertension (22.4%) compared to the general population.
- These findings suggest that auditory system lesions share common risk factors with coronary and cerebral circulation issues.
- No significant correlations were found between individual risk factors and specific types of inner ear diseases (e.g., sudden vs. progressive hearing loss, frequency-specific disorders).
Impact:
- Highlights the shared etiology between inner ear diseases and cardiovascular conditions.
- Suggests a need for integrated health management approaches for patients with inner ear problems.
- Underscores the importance of managing modifiable risk factors like hypertension and cholesterol for auditory health.
Abstract:
As in cardio-vascular diseases certain risk factors are held responsible for the genesis of inner ear affections. We thoroughly examined 205 patients, suffering from various kinds of internal ear disorders. Examinations included audiometric tests, medical, neurological and ophthalomological consultations and laboratory findings. Evaluation showed a significant increase of certain risk factors in our patients compared to the normal population. 50.2% of our patients were overweight, 29.3% had a high blood cholesterol, 28.8% had anaemia, and 22.4% had hypertension. These lesions of the auditory system thus share the same risk factors as the coronary and cerebral circulations. In the second stage of the study we looked for correlations between individual parameters and certain variations of inner ear disturbances, eg. sudden hearing loss, progressive or non-progressive hearing loss, low or high frequency disorders. It was not possible to distinguish between the forms of inner ear disease mentioned on the basis of the prevalence of certain risk factors.