Lipid Profile In Patients With Sensori Neural Hearing Loss”- A One Year Hospital-Based Observational Study In Kles Dr.Prabhakar Kore Hospital

Abstract

Background: The negative influence of hypercholesterolemia on the blood vessels condition and following degeneration lesions of the organs is well known. There have been several studies which previously established a relation betwixt raised lipid levels and hearing disorders, but till date the theory remains questionable. Objective: To study association among various degrees of sensorineural hearing loss and serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL (high density lipoprotein) and LDL (low density lipoprotein) Methods: In all, 58 cases of sensorineural hearing loss during the study period were selected and investigated by pure tone audiometry for assessing the hearing loss and their blood investigated for lipid levels. Sensorineural hearing loss was classified as mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe and profound based on the pure tone average of the worse hearing ear. Result: Serum levels of High Density Cholesterol and Triglycerides were having a negative correlation with hearing loss (-1.46 and -1.52). Their p values were 0.1488 and 0.1329. Similarly, the Low Density Cholesterol and Total Cholesterol levels had a minimal positive correlation with the hearing loss (0.99 and 0.46), and their p values are 0.3260 and 0.6435 each. Conclusion: The serum levels of low density lipoprotein directly correlate with the severity of sensorineural hearing loss whereas the serum levels of high density lipoprotein negatively correlate with the severity of sensorineural hearing loss in both sexes, but not significantly.