Prevalence of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Background: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is a complex systemic disorder of the extracellular matrix primarily affecting eye and visceral organs. In this age-related disease fibrillar material produced accumulates in many ocular extraocular tissues. Objective: To study prevalence pseudoexfoliation among patients with sensorineural hearing loss. Patients Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted on 50 loss at departments Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Aswan University Hospital, was performed aged years older both sexes were included while history acute ear disease, head trauma, long term exposure to heavy noise, intake ototoxic drugs chronic suppurative otitis media (cholesteatoma) excluded. Results: The PEX SNHL estimated current as 36%. mean age 61 (±7.1) ranged from 77 old. majority participants (35 patients, 70%) female. Thirty-three (66%) had co-morbidities. Unilateral represented by 10 (55.6%), bilateral 8 (44.4%). Conclusion: This establishes reciprocal association between main reason for remains unclear although infiltrative nature can still explain concurrence.