Abstract
Background: Hearing loss is a leading cause of disability worldwide and it is a significant public health problem.
Objectives: To determine the associated factors of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss among different age groups in Sudanese patients.
Methods: 115 Sudanese patients presented to Khartoum state ENT hospitals complaining of unilateral hearing loss were included.
Results: In this study 115 patients were included. Male to female ratio 1:1.3, 49 patients (42.6%) were from Khartoum state and the rest were from different areas in Sudan. The most frequent age group was from 1-15 years representing (38.3%) with a mean age of 24.48 ± 1.5. The commonest associated factor in this study was mumps and it was found in 47 of patients (40.9%), tinnitus was the commonest presenting symptoms in unilateral Sensorineural hearing loss 81 patients (70.4%) were assessed audiologically with pure tone audiometry and 34 patients (59.1%) assessed by Auditory Brain Stem Response (ABR).
Conclusion: Unilateral Sensorineural hearing loss commonly presents during school-age. Mumps is the most common associated factor. Pure tone audiometry and auditory brain stem response are suitable method for the assessment and the diagnosis.
Citation
Taha MAM, Ahmed SAO and Abdulrahim MA. Associated Factors of Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss among Sudanese Patients. SM Otolaryngol. 2017; 1(2): 1006.