Hearing Loss Evaluation of Sjo¨gren's Syndrome Using Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions

Audiological Profile in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Setting and its Clinical Implications

“…The 78 % prevalence of hearing loss in pSS noted in our study with predominantly female population, therefore, does not reflect the commonly prevalent scenario of hearing impairment in the normal Indian population. A handful of other studies on hearing loss in pSS also report figures much higher than the Indian control population data; our figure of hearing loss in 78 % of pSS patients, however, is the highest as compared to the reports of 46 % by Tumiati et al [10], 21.4 % by Trott et al [15], 36.3 % by Hatzopoulos et al [16] and 22.5 % by Ziavara et al [17]. SNHL was the commonest hearing loss in our study (97 %) and this is similar to other studies reviewed from published literature [10,16,17].…”

“…A handful of other studies on hearing loss in pSS also report figures much higher than the Indian control population data; our figure of hearing loss in 78 % of pSS patients, however, is the highest as compared to the reports of 46 % by Tumiati et al [10], 21.4 % by Trott et al [15], 36.3 % by Hatzopoulos et al [16] and 22.5 % by Ziavara et al [17]. SNHL was the commonest hearing loss in our study (97 %) and this is similar to other studies reviewed from published literature [10,16,17]. Doig et al's study [23] is the only study reporting conductive hearing loss in their patients (5 out of 22 pSS patients with hearing loss).…”

“…In this study, patients reported within a mean [16]. Hearing assessment in normal Indian adults (\60 years of age) with no risk factors for hearing loss show the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss to range from 0 to 6 % [21,22] and males comprising two-thirds of them [21].…”

“…SNHL has been commonly reported as the first otologic manifestation of some of the autoimmune diseases [8,9,[12][13][14]. Studies have reported the prevalence of hearing loss in pSS to be in the range of 21-46 % [10,[15][16][17]. Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) may be associated with sudden SNHL in patients with autoimmune diseases.…”

Audiological Evaluation in Auto - Immune Skin Diseases : A Clinical Study of 124 Patients

“…The correlation between resolution of the disease and reduction of CD8 and T cells is observed. [2][3][4][5][6][7] Autoimmune diseases show systemic vascular involvement affecting all the organs. They will manifest in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL); likewise result in changes in kidney and coronary system.…”