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Evaluation of Auditory Functions in Patients with Psoriasis

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Our study aims to evaluate the functions of the middle and inner ear and the efferent auditory system in psoriasis. Hearing thresholds, resonance frequency, otoacoustic emission amplitudes with and without contralateral acoustic stimulation, contralateral suppression levels were evaluated in 35 psoriasis patients and 40 controls. The air-conduction hearing thresholds of the patients were significantly higher than the controls at 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 12,000 Hz frequencies in the left ear, and 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz frequencies in the right ear, and the bone-conduction hearing thresholds of the patients were found to be significantly higher than the controls at all frequencies in the left ear, and 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz in the right ear (p < 0.05). The resonance frequencies of patients were found to be significantly lower than the controls (p < 0.001). The emission amplitudes obtained with contralateral acoustic stimulation were significantly lower than without contralateral acoustic stimulation at 1 kHz frequency in both groups (p < 0.01). There was no significant difference in contralateral suppression levels of the two groups (p > 0.05). Our findings indicate that middle ear mechanics can be affected by psoriasis. There was no significant difference between psoriasis patients and healthy controls in terms of efferent auditory functions. There was a significant difference at limited frequency in hearing thresholds and emission amplitudes between the groups.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank to Arzu Karataş (M.D.) for the support of this study.

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This study was supported by Baskent University Research Fund (Project No: KA15/357).

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  1. Department of Audiology, Gulhane Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Emrah Neighborhood, Etlik, Keçiören, 06018, Ankara, Turkey

    Anı Parabakan Polat

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Parabakan Polat, A., Erbek, H.S. Evaluation of Auditory Functions in Patients with Psoriasis. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 1386–1393 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03564-0

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