Age-related hearing loss and its association with central obesity: experience at a tertiary centre

Authors

  • Utkarsh Agrawal Consultant, ENT Clinic, Jalesar Road, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Anjali Singh Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal, Haryana, India
  • Ashvanee Chaudhary Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Vishwambhar Singh Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203054

Keywords:

Age related hearing loss, Obesity, Presbycusis, Sensorineural hearing loss

Abstract

Background: Presbycusis is a slow, progressive, age-related sensorineural hearing loss, which is insidious, slow, progressive and irreversible disease and usually affects high pitch sound. It can be associated with various factors. Obesity is such a modifiable factor and its independent role with age-related hearing loss needs to be explored.

Methods: This is a prospective study carried out over a period of three years in department of otorhinolaryngology at study institute. It included 1000 cases with symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss.

Results: Among obese cases, high frequency hearing loss was found in significantly large number of cases. The most common audiogram in both male and female was Abrupt high tone loss type, irrespective of presence or absence of obesity.

Conclusions: Obesity is a modifiable factor which has a significant association with high frequency hearing loss among the elderly population.

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Published

2020-07-24

How to Cite

Agrawal, U., Singh, A., Chaudhary, A., & Singh, V. (2020). Age-related hearing loss and its association with central obesity: experience at a tertiary centre. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(8), 2798–2801. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203054

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