ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2011
Evaluation of audio-rhinological changes during pregnancy.
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- Effects of pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions on the inner ear: a systematic review.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period on Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Other Audiological Changes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Objective Measurements of Nasal Obstruction and Eustachian Tube Function in Pregnant Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Scrub typhus in pregnancy presenting with permanent hearing loss: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Intratympanic dexamethasone injection for sudden sensorineural hearing loss in pregnancy.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
- Clinical management and progress in sudden sensorineural hearing loss during pregnancy.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Review
- Decrease in Middle Ear Resonance Frequency During Pregnancy.Audiology research · 2016Article
- Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.The Pan African medical journal · 2015Article
- Assessment of otolith function using vestibular evoked myogenic potential in women during pregnancy.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
- Otorhinological disorders among pregnant women attending the obstetric clinic at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Tanzania.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
A number of physiological changes occur during pregnancy and amongst them, audiological and nasal changes are quite significant. These are mainly due to the changing levels of sex hormones and return to normal once the pregnancy is over. This study was conducted to document these changes. Forty (pregnant 40 and non-pregnant 40) consenting subjects in age group of 20-35 years were assigned to test and control groups. They underwent complete ENT and Obstetric examination. In test group Pure Tone Audiometry was performed in all trimesters of pregnancy and within 3 months of delivery. The subjects in the control group underwent pure tone audiometry only once. The nasal patency was measured by Gertner's plate method. Results from each trimester and postpartum period were compared. A highly significant difference in pure tone thresholds was observed at frequencies ranging from 125 to 1000 Hz (P < 0.001). However frequencies higher than 1000 Hz demonstrated no significant correlation. Nasal patency as measured by mean area of vapour condensation in all trimesters and control groups was highly significant (P < 0.001). The results of this study confirm that these changes occur in the first trimester and gradually improve during the subsequent trimesters returning to normal in post partum period. However number of pregnancies bear no relationship with these changes.
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