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Studying of Distortion Product of Otoacoustic Emissions in Menopausal Women

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Introduction

The sex hormones; estrogen and progesterone have a direct effect on the mechanisms of the inner cochlea and they control the functions of the ascending auditory pathway from the auditory nerve to the cerebral cortex. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the amplitude of distortion product of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) in postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods

This cross-sectional case-control study included 60 women who were naturally menopausal and were in the age range of 55 − 45 years (case group). The other 60 included women of the same age and non-menopause (control group). Both groups were selected from individuals who had normal auditory function based on pure tone audiometry, immitance audiometry (tympanometry + ipsilateral and contralateral reflex), speech tests and auditory brainstem responses. Then both groups were evaluated by DPOAE and its findings were analyzed in two groups based on independent t-test and the significance level of the test was determined to be less than 0.05.

Results

The difference between the mean DPOAE domains in the two groups was not significant (P-value = 0.484).

Conclusion

Menopause is not an etiological factor to be created of abnormalities in the cochlea of ​​the inner ear.

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This article is taken from the research project approved by Hamadan University of Medical Sciences with the project number 9710256412 and the authors know to thank and appreciate the material and spiritual support of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology and the esteemed patients who cooperated in this research.

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  1. Hearing Disorder Research Center, Department of Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Seyede Farank Emami

  2. Hearing Disorder Research Center, Department of ENT, Faculty of Physician, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Farhad farahani

  3. Department of Occupational therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

    Saeide sadat mortazavi

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Emami, S.F., farahani, F. & mortazavi, S. Studying of Distortion Product of Otoacoustic Emissions in Menopausal Women. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 88–92 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03210-1

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