听力损失对自我报告的嗅觉功能障碍患者的记忆损失的影响
Mitali Sakharkar1, Asritha Sure1, Mingqian Tan1
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Cureus
|October 29, 2025
概括
听力障碍与自我报告的嗅觉功能障碍患者的记忆丧失有显著联系. 这一发现强调了早期查和研究这种患者群体的记忆力下降的需要,特别是在COVID-19后.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
背景情况:
- 听力损失和痴呆症之间存在确定的联系,以及嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 和痴呆症.
- 神经退行性疾病通常会在早期影响嗅觉系统.
- 听力损失对OD患者记忆的独立影响尚不清楚,特别是在COVID-19后无敏症增加后.
研究的目的:
- 调查听力损失对成年患者自我报告的嗅觉功能障碍的记忆的独立影响.
- 在这个特定的患者群体中识别与记忆丧失相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 分析了591名自我报告的嗅觉功能障碍的成年患者记录 (2015-2020年).
- 排除有创伤性脑损伤病史的患者.
- 按人口结构和临床因素分层,然后进行单变量和逻辑回归分析.
主要成果:
- 在患有嗅觉功能障碍的患者中,听力障碍与记忆丧失 (p<0.001) 有显著关联.
- 其他重要的共同变量包括中风 (p=0.004),冠状动脉疾病 (CAD) (p=0.022) 和高血压 (HTN) (p<0.001).
- 吸烟史,心肌梗塞和糖尿病等因素并不显著.
结论:
- 听力障碍是自我报告的嗅觉功能障碍患者记忆丧失的重要预测因素.
- 这突显了这一群体内记忆丧失的风险增加.
- 需要进一步的研究来查和了解听力障碍患者的记忆丧失的病理生理学,特别是COVID-19后的嗅觉功能障碍患者.
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