PÉRDIDA AUDITIVA SENSORINEURAL ASOCIADA A ENFERMEDADES METABÓLICAS EN PACIENTES DEL SERVICIO DE OTORRINOLARINGOLOGÍA DEL HOSPITAL TEODORO MALDONADO CARBO

Abstract

Introduction: Sensorineural hearing loss is characterized by changes on inner ear and cochlear function. It has a multivariate etiology having thus congenital causes, traumatic, inflammatory, infectious, neoplasia, iatrogenic, associated with aging and associated with metabolic diseases. Concerning metabolic diseases related to hearing loss we have Dyslipidemia, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus, all of which have high prevalence not only in Ecuador but in the world. Objectives: To establish if there is a relationship between metabolic diseases such as Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss. Methodology: Descriptive and retrospective study conducted in the Otorhinolaryngology Service of the Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo in the 2015-2016 period. A sample of 62 patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss was obtained, which required to have in addition one or more of the metabolic diseases already specified. Results: We found that the prevalence of Dyslipidemia was 77.32%, Hypertriglyceridemia 50.88%, Hypercholesterolemia 54.5%, Hypertension 72.58%, and Diabetes Mellitus 30.65%. Conclusion: In the studied sample there is a relationship between Dyslipidemia and Hypertension and Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Which merits further investigation.