Journal of Phonetics & Audiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9455
ISSN: 2471-9455
Department of Audiology and Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Damietta, Egypt
Research Article
Hearing Impairment in Patients with Systemic Lupus: Correlation with Duration and Severity of the Disease
Author(s): Soliman S. Ghanem and Saad M. Alzokm*
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) type, duration, severity as well a s prevalence on hearing loss on SLE patients.
Materials and methods: This study was conducted 98 SLE patients; 16 males and 82 females, and 20 healthy subjects; 5 males and 15 females served as controls. Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), air and bone conduction threshold were done for all volunteers.
Results: PTA and air conduction threshold showed significant decrease in SLE group than controls (P<0.05), while bone conduction threshold shown significant increase in SLE group than controls (P<0.05). It was observed also that there is a significant relation between SLE severity and duration with Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL).
Conclusion: The results of .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2471-9455.23.9.221