Journal of Phonetics & Audiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9455
ISSN: 2471-9455
Department of Audiology and Rheumatology & Rehabilitation, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Damietta, Saudi Arabia
Review Article
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 as prevalence on hearing loss on SLE patients.
Patients 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).
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DOI:
10.35248/2471-9455.23.9.221