A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis
Introduction: Hearing loss, as a side effect of chronic renal failure (CRF), is ignored though the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among CRF patients is considerably higher than in general population. The present study was conducted in this context as an attempt (i) To find out the o...
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Introduction: Hearing loss, as a side effect of chronic renal failure (CRF), is ignored though the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among CRF patients is considerably higher than in general population. The present study was conducted in this context as an attempt (i) To find out the occurrence of SNHL viz-a-viz severity of hearing impairment in CRF patients undergoing hemodialysis. (ii) To assess HL at different frequencies in CRF patients. (iii) To study correlation between severity of HL and demographic features. (iv) To assess the factors affecting HL in CRF patients.
Materials and Methods: 190 patients (age 15-70 years) who underwent hemodialysis were subjected to audiological evaluation with pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry.
Results & Conclusion: Hearing loss has been studied in 190 CRF patients with prevalence of 61.5%. High frequency hearing loss (HL) was detected in CRF patients and only few patients had SNHL at lower frequencies. Duration of disease in CRF patients was not related to HL and there was no significant correlation between SNHL and gender, however, there was a positive correlation of SNHL with (i) stage of disease (p = 0.016), and (ii) age of patient (p = 0.003). Further, raised blood urea and serum creatinine levels couldn’t predict occurrence of SNHL. Furthermore, there was no significant correlation between magnitude of HL and duration of hemodialysis and, therefore, dialysis treatment by itself doesn’t alter hearing. SNHL is common among CRF patients undergoing hemodialysis hence auditory screening using pure tone audiometry should be done routinely.
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| spelling | doaj-art-58ecd7a08a324b7a8fb097b8bb69f5602025-08-26T08:45:22ZengThe Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West BengalBengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery2395-23932395-24072025-08-0132310.47210/bjohns.2024.v32i3.109A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing DialysisAnkush Pandit0Parth Makwana1Vaibhav Patel2Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Umrada, RajasthanNootan Medical College and Research Centre, Visnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat, India, 384315.Nootan Medical College and Research Centre, Visnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat, India, 384315 Introduction: Hearing loss, as a side effect of chronic renal failure (CRF), is ignored though the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among CRF patients is considerably higher than in general population. The present study was conducted in this context as an attempt (i) To find out the occurrence of SNHL viz-a-viz severity of hearing impairment in CRF patients undergoing hemodialysis. (ii) To assess HL at different frequencies in CRF patients. (iii) To study correlation between severity of HL and demographic features. (iv) To assess the factors affecting HL in CRF patients. Materials and Methods: 190 patients (age 15-70 years) who underwent hemodialysis were subjected to audiological evaluation with pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry. Results & Conclusion: Hearing loss has been studied in 190 CRF patients with prevalence of 61.5%. High frequency hearing loss (HL) was detected in CRF patients and only few patients had SNHL at lower frequencies. Duration of disease in CRF patients was not related to HL and there was no significant correlation between SNHL and gender, however, there was a positive correlation of SNHL with (i) stage of disease (p = 0.016), and (ii) age of patient (p = 0.003). Further, raised blood urea and serum creatinine levels couldn’t predict occurrence of SNHL. Furthermore, there was no significant correlation between magnitude of HL and duration of hemodialysis and, therefore, dialysis treatment by itself doesn’t alter hearing. SNHL is common among CRF patients undergoing hemodialysis hence auditory screening using pure tone audiometry should be done routinely. https://bjohns.in/journal23/index.php/bjohns/article/view/109Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Chronic renal failure (CRF)Hemodialysis (HD)Pure tone audiometry (PTA)Impedance audiometrySensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) |
| spellingShingle | Ankush Pandit Parth Makwana Vaibhav Patel A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Chronic renal failure (CRF) Hemodialysis (HD) Pure tone audiometry (PTA) Impedance audiometry Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) |
| title | A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis |
| title_full | A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis |
| title_fullStr | A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis |
| title_short | A Prospective Study of Auditory Functions in Patients Undergoing Dialysis |
| title_sort | prospective study of auditory functions in patients undergoing dialysis |
| topic | Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Chronic renal failure (CRF) Hemodialysis (HD) Pure tone audiometry (PTA) Impedance audiometry Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) |
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