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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Prevalence of Ménière's Disease in Syrian Patients with hypothyroidism: Cross-sectional study.

Anan Bakdounes, Nawal Akashe, Mhd Obai Alchallah, Homam Alolabi, Duaa Bakdounes, Fatema Mohsen, Louei Darjazini Nahas

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Anan BakdounesFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Nawal AkasheFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Mhd Obai AlchallahFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Homam AlolabiFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Duaa BakdounesFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Fatema MohsenFaculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Louei Darjazini NahasDepartment of Surgery Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Syrian Private University · SY

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Abstract

Background: Ménière's Disease, a long-term debilitating disorder has been increasingly found among patients with hypothyroidism. Our study aims to evaluate the prevalence of ménière's disease among hypothyroid patients and assess the interrelationship between patients' symptomology and ménière's disease. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at the endocrinology clinics at Damascus Hospital and Syrian Red Crescent Hospital, Damascus, Syria between September 2021 and January 2022. Patients with hypothyroidism were interviewed using a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained questions about socio-demographic information, hypothyroid history, diagnostic criteria of ménière's disease, chief complaint, medical history, and lab test results. Patients, who reported ménière's disease symptoms, were referred to the otorhinolaryngology clinic for confirmation or exclusion of ménière's disease. At the clinic, patients underwent an otoscopy and a pure tone audiometry, probable and definite ménière's disease was diagnosed accordingly. Results: Of 217 hypothyroid patients included in the sample, 17 (7.8%) were diagnosed with definite ménière's disease and 31 (14.3%) were diagnosed with probable ménière's disease. Hypothyroid symptoms reported among patients diagnosed with definite ménière's disease compared to no diagnosis differed by feeling low (χ2 (1, 217) = 4.014, p = 0.045), and depressive appearance (χ2 (1, 217) = 8.887, p = 0.003). Patients diagnosed with definite ménière's disease, probable ménière's disease, and both definite and probable ménière's disease were more likely to report that their symptoms affected their lifestyle compared to those that reported no effect (χ2 (3, 217) = 62.565, p < 0.001), (χ2 (3, 217) = 31.380, p < 0.001), and (χ2 (3, 217) = 35.542, p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion: A high number of hypothyroid patients were diagnosed with MD. Clinicians should consider clinically screening for MD among hypothyroid patients presenting to clinics.

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AutoimmunityDM, Diabetes MellitesEndocrine disorderEndolymphENT, Ear Nose ThroatIL1, Interleukin 1IL6, Interleukin 6IRB, Institutional Review BoardLabyrinthMD, Ménière's DiseasePTA, Pure Tone AudiometrySD, standard deviationsTNFα, Tumor Necrosis Factor αTSH, Thyroid-Stimulating HormoneWar

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PMID36147122
PMCPMC9486646
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