Is pseudoexfoliation associated with sensorineural hearing loss?

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dc.contributor.authorOzturk F.
dc.contributor.authorKurt E.
dc.contributor.authorInan U.U.
dc.contributor.authorDerekoy S.
dc.contributor.authorErmis S.S.
dc.contributor.authorAsagidag A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T11:16:38Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T11:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the possible relation between pseudoexfoliation (PSX) and sensorineural hearing loss. Methods: This study was carried out in Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey between July 2002 and June 2005. Sixty-three patients who were found to have ocular PSX on routine biomicroscopic examination, and 38 age-matched control subjects were evaluated for evidence of audiometric abnormality. The sum of pure-tone hearing threshold measured at 250-2000 Hz, 2000-6000 Hz, and 250-6000 Hz in each ear was compared with controls for the same frequencies. Results: The mean age of the patients was 68.4±10.3 years. All patients had PSX affecting at least one eye. Fifty (79.4%) patients with PSX, and 10 (26.3%) control subjects were found to have hearing loss (p=0.00, chi-square). From the 50 patients with PSX who had hearing loss, 34 patients had bilateral PSX, and 16 patients had unilateral PSX. Twenty-nine patients had high frequency hearing loss, while 20 patients had hearing loss in all frequencies. Forty-eight patients with PSX and 7 controls had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (p=0.030). Conclusion: Sensorineural hearing loss was seen more frequently in patients with PSX in comparison with age-matched control subjects.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/51970
dc.titleIs pseudoexfoliation associated with sensorineural hearing loss?
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