Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Essential hypertension is a form of hypertension that has no identifiable cause. It is a common type of hypertension affecting 95% hypertensive population[1].In people with hypertension early presbyacusis can set in at an early decade which can become worse by added factors like noise pollution and vascular pathologies[2]. To assess the type and degree of hearing impairment among essential hypertensive’s attending otorhinolaryngology department at Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu. To correlate the duration of hypertension and degree of hearing impairment in essential hypertensive patients. A descriptive cross‐sectional study of 100 Essential hypertensive patients attending otorhinolaryngological department with various ailments were screened for hearing impairment from November 2023‐May 2024 whose symptoms went unnoticed and thereby resulting in hearing loss was studied. Among 100 Essential hypertensive patients, the most common age group is 51‐60 years. Male patients are more common in our study with an average of 69%. The most common presenting symptom is tinnitus. 66% of patients had tinnitus, 18% had hearing loss and 5% had vertigo. Tuning fork test were carried out for all patients none of the ears showed evidence of conductive hearing loss and 42% of them had sensorineural hearing loss in females and 61% had Sensorineural hearing loss in males. The analysis of the type of hearing loss among 100 essential hypertensive patients based on audiogram report obtained in our study indicates that 55% of patients had Sensorineural hearing loss. In our study there were 24% patients in less than a year hypertensive patients, 57% people were of three years duration and 19% above three years. Among 100 essential hypertensive’s 99% were taking antihypertensive medications. 1% were not taking medication. There is an association between hearing loss and hypertension, though most of the hypertensive subjects had mild sensorineural hearing loss. The prevelance and severity of the hearing loss worsens with the degree of hypertension. Incorporating regular audiological assessment for hypertensive patients could improve the quality of care for hypertension and quality of life for hypertensive patients.
How to cite this article:
G. Sankaranarayanan, B.K. NoorJihan, V. Deepak Rajadurai, Dayana Babu, S. Keerthana and S. Asmitha. A Study on Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Hypertensive Patients.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.8.55.61
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