Evaluation of Hearing and Outer Hair Cell Function of Cochlea in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
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: 183-188, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to investigate hearing and outer cells function in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Our investigation was a prospective case control study.METHODS:
A total of 31 psoriatic arthritis patients (62 ears) and 31 healthy control subjects (62 ears) were enrolled in the study. We investigated hearing changes of patients and controls via pure tone audiometry, speech discrimination scores, tympanometry, acoustic reflex, and transient product otoacoustic emission.RESULTS:
The mean age of psoriatic arthritis patients was 36.1+/-8.5 years (range, 14 to 62 years). The average age of the control group was 37.9+/-8.1 years (range, 16 to 62 years). There were statistically significant differences between pure tone audiometry in all frequencies and right and left emission at the 4.0 and 1.0 in psoriatic arthritis patients versus controls (P0.05). Both audiological and otoacoustic emissions were not significantly different between right and left ear (P>0.05).CONCLUSION:
Based on the audiological and otoacoustic findings; it is likely that the cochlear outer hair cells become subtly damaged in psoriatic arthritis patients, consequently leading to changes in hearing thresholds. These data suggest that it is important to screen psoriatic arthritis patients for hearing changes with otoacoustic emissions and audiologic tests regularly.
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Asunto principal:
Reflejo Acústico
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Audiometría
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Audiometría de Tonos Puros
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Audiometría del Habla
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Pruebas de Impedancia Acústica
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Artritis Psoriásica
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Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Emisiones Otoacústicas Espontáneas
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Cóclea
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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