Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

AUDIOVESTIBULAR STUDY IN THYROID DISORDER PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. Syed Mohd Ahmad, Dr. Rakesh Kumar

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Objective: To assess effect of audiovestibular in thyroid disorder

Method: Cases as well as control were interrogated for complaints related to ear, nose and throat, their complete clinical ENT examination with special attention to audio vestibular  system was done according to Performa. Special designed Performa were used to collect the data .

Result:  The present study includes total 90 cases of thyroid disease. Maximum numbers of patients were in the age group between 26–35 years. The numbers of Female patients were more as compare with male. Female to male ration was in present study is 3:1.Maximum number of cases had hypothyroidism followed by euthyroid goiter. Only 9.6 % cases had hyperthyroidism. Involvement of ear was maximally present in hypothyroidism. Heå impairement was the commonest otological manifestation ( 28%) followed by dizziness (14%).  As per tuning fork test, SND in 12 %, conductive deafness (16%), normal heå (72%) and nobody reported mixed heå. Tuning fork test were suggestive of the conductive deafness in 8 cases and sensorineural deafness in 6 cases of hypothyroidism. None of the hyperthyroid or goiter patients had impaired heå.

Conclusion: Heå imparement was seen in 28 % of the study.  Heå impairement was the most common otologic complaint.

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Dr. Syed Mohd Ahmad, Dr. Rakesh Kumar, AUDIOVESTIBULAR STUDY IN THYROID DISORDER PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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