Hypertension as a factor associated with hearing loss

Hypertension as a factor associated with hearing loss.

AIM To identify likely association between blood hypertension and hearing loss. DESIGN A non-paired case-control study. SETTING Institutional work carried out at Universidade Norte do Paraná, in South Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHOD 154 cases and 154 controls, both genders, aged 45 to 64, included in the research after sample estimation. METHODOLOGY Hypertension was verified through blood p...

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Is Sudden Hearing Loss Associated with Atherosclerosis?

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing-loss (SSNHL) patients constitute approximately 2–3% of referrals to ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics. Several predisposing factors have been proposed for this condition; one of which is vascular disorders and perfusion compromise. In this research the atherosclerotic changes and their known risk factors are studied in SSNHL patients.   Materials and ...

is sudden hearing loss associated with atherosclerosis?

introduction: sudden sensorineural hearing-loss (ssnhl) patients constitute approximately 2–3% of referrals to ear, nose and throat (ent) clinics. several predisposing factors have been proposed for this condition; one of which is vascular disorders and perfusion compromise. in this research the atherosclerotic changes and their known risk factors are studied in ssnhl patients.   materials and ...

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia as a risk factor for hearing loss

Permanent hearing loss in childhood is an important public health problem. Its prevalence, when considering only bilateral profund congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), is 1 in 1000 living newborns and 5 in 1000 when all degrees of hearing loss are considered [1]. Hearing loss produces not only permanent effects on oral language development but may also have implications in emotional an...