ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2018
Audiological Profile in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Setting and its Clinical Implications.
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- Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Major Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Hearing Loss in Connective Tissue Diseases: A Systematic Review.European journal of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Increased prevalence of hearing loss, tinnitus and sudden deafness among patients with Sjögren's syndrome.RMD open · 2024Article
- [Immune-mediated sensorineural hearing loss: prevalence and treatment strategies].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2020Review
- Evaluation of medial olivocochlear efferent system and hearing loss in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndromeTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Early hearing loss detection in rheumatoid arthritis and primary Sjögren syndrome using extended high frequency audiometry.Clinical rheumatology · 2018Article
- Extended high-frequency audiometry as early detection of hearing loss in primary Sjögren syndrome.Clinical rheumatology · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study aims to assess the frequency and the profile of hearing loss among patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome in a tertiary care hospital in India and to look for an association between hearing loss and immunological parameters (anti-SSA antibody, anti-SSB antibody, anticardiolipin antibodies, complements C3 and C4). This prospective observational study was done from January 2011 to October 2011 on consecutive patients diagnosed with primary Sjögren's syndrome in our tertiary care hospital. All patients underwent a puretone audiogram, tympanogram and acoustic reflex testing. The results of the tests were correlated with clinical and immunological findings. The frequency of audiometrically confirmed hearing loss in primary Sjögren's syndrome was estimated to be 78.38 %, though only 17.24 % complained of hearing loss; minimal to mild sensorineural hearing loss were the most common varieties. The commonest finding on tympanometry was 'A' type curve and acoustic reflex was absent in 18.92 % of cases. There was no association between hearing loss and age, sicca symptoms, systemic symptoms or immunological test results in primary Sjögren's syndrome. There was a high prevalence of hearing loss among patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, but most patients were unaware of this. Hearing assessment and regular monitoring of hearing thresholds is advisable for all patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
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