Pattern of Hearing Loss among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Haemodialysis
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Association of the chronic renal disease and hearing loss has been proved in various researches quoted in the past literature. Irrespective of the cause, sensorineural hearing loss is increasingly reported in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In many aspects regarding the correlation of hearing loss with CKD and the role of haemodialysis in it is controversial. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the correlation between hearing loss in CKD patients on haemodialysis. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of 15 patients who underwent treatment of CKD from 2015 to 2016. 15 subjects of comparable age and gender were also included in the present study under the control group. Complete documentation regarding the duration of the CKD and the number of haemodialysis session was done. Blood parameters, including haemoglobin, blood urea, serum creatinine, sodium and potassium were also obtained. The hearing thresholds at low and high frequency ranges were compared between these groups to identify the pattern of hearing loss. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Out of 15 patients in the CKD group, noise exposure was present as a risk factor in 3 patients while in the control group, only one patient had noise exposure as a risk factor. While comparing the incidence of risk factors in the CKD group and control group, significant results were obtained in relation to hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Hearing loss was present in 7 patients out of 15 in the CKD group while it was present only in 1 patient in the control group. Significant results were obtained while comparing the hearing loss in the control group and the CKD group. Conclusion: In CKD patients, mild form of hearing loss is commonly encountered.
Authors and Affiliations
Anand Gopal Singh Bawa, Gurpreet Singh, Ghazi Uzair, Saruchi Garg, Jasjeet Kaur
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- EP ID EP544021
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.2.038
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