未经评估:听力损失的非特定投诉,眩晕,不平衡,和不稳定性,没有明确的病因,在老年人群中非常普遍,对该年龄组的发病率和死亡率有很大影响。这项研究的目的是验证老年人群是否存在与年龄相关的前庭功能障碍,并测试前庭功能障碍与老年性耳聋的相关性。
未经评估:原始回顾性分析横断面研究,对80例由于非特异性前庭主诉而接受了视频眼震描记术和完整的听力评估的患者进行了研究,没有特定的前庭疾病诊断。选择患者并将其分为两个不同的年龄组(A组:>60岁;B组:18-50岁)和,在这两组中,我们分析了热量测试和纯音测听。
未经评估:在前庭评估中,我们发现两组患者双侧前庭无力的患病率差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)(A组:22.5%;B组:5%),年龄的增长,60年以上,与平均总热量响应呈负相关。此外,我们在A组的高频平均骨传导阈值与总热量反应之间获得了合理的负相关和统计学上的显着相关性(r=-0.320,P<0.05)。
未经评估:在听力损失患者中,必须进行完整的前庭研究以诊断前庭疾病,因此,防止这些改变可能导致的不良后果。
UNASSIGNED: Nonspecific complaints of hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance, and instability, without a defined etiology, are very prevalent in the elderly population, with a great impact on morbidity and mortality in this age group. The objectives of this study were to verify whether there is age-related vestibular dysfunction and to test the association of vestibular dysfunction with presbycusis in the elderly population.
UNASSIGNED: Original retrospective analytical cross-sectional study, carried out with 80 patients who underwent a videonystagmography and complete audiometric evaluation due to nonspecific vestibular complaints, without a specific vestibular disorder diagnosis. Patients were selected and divided into two distinct age groups (group A: >60 years; group B: 18-50 years) and, in both groups, we analyzed the caloric tests and the pure-tone audiometry.
UNASSIGNED: In the vestibular evaluation, we found that there was a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) between groups in the prevalence of bilateral vestibular weakness (group A: 22.5%; group B: 5%), and that the increase in age, above 60 years, is negatively correlated with the mean total caloric response. Additionally, we obtained a reasonable negative and statistically significant correlation (r = -0.320, P < 0.05) between the mean bone conduction thresholds at high frequencies and total caloric responses in group A.
UNASSIGNED: In patients with hearing loss, it is essential to perform a complete vestibular study to diagnose vestibular disorders and, consequently, prevent adverse outcomes that may result from these alterations.