AUDIOLOGICAL EVALUATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Every fifth person is affected by impaired hearing. Hearing loss, regardless of commitment, has an impact on people's quality life, and even when acquired later in it develops gradually impairs spoken communication, affecting sociability, employment, earning potential. Instead receiving social sympathy, the ridiculed. Among vascular diseases, arterial hypertension most common, causing pathological structural changes heart blood vessels. By system, high pressure can produce inner ear bleeding alter perfusion, resulting progressive or sudden hearing loss. The present research project undertaken to serve as a basis for greater awareness prevention restoration loss occurring association with systemic infirmities like silently progressing hypertension. purpose this study evaluate functions patients both sexes compare normal individuals. To assess possibility reversibility control A prospective comparative including all one group subjects another who fulfilled inclusion criteria Nepalgunj Medical College during time period 1st December 2014 30th January 2016 was carried out. All individuals were subjected thorough E.N.T. examination. audiological evaluation done Special tests audiometry. Blood level estimated at primary visit 3 subsequent visits. mild severe degree found 16 (32%) compared cases (statistically significant). There sensorineural 28 ears (13 Rt. Ears 15 Lt. Ears) amongst hypertensives Overall, moderately losses more often associated stage 1 than 2 observed which are statistically significant. mean threshold 28.84±16.84 24.16±11.31 respectively. no significant alteration status follow-up, baring that showed some recovery last follow-up. Hypertension influence above 31 years age. Present data show they have only marginally raised speech frequencies 4 kHz 8 Keywords: Hypertension, Pure Tone Audiometry, Sensorineural Loss.