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- Title
Serum Melatonin Levels in Patients with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
- Authors
BAKİ, Ahmet; ÖZER, Ömer Faruk; YILDIZ, Muhammet; KÖKTAŞOĞLU, Fatmanur
- Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the serum melatonin levels of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). Methods: This study enrolled 22 patients with ISSNHL and 22 asymptomatic healthy volunteers. The subjects underwent pure tone audiometry and serum melatonin levels were measured. Results: The patient group was composed of 12 women (mean age, 46.41±7.8) and 10 men (mean age, 48±6.46), and the control group was composed of 12 women (mean age, 40.25±5.28) and 10 men (mean age, 38.4±27.08). The serum melatonin levels were significantly lower in the patient group than in the control group (p≤0.001). A statistically significant strong negative correlation was found between serum melatonin level and severity of hearing loss (r=-0.644; p=0.001). Conclusion: Serum melatonin levels of patients with ISSNHL were lower than controls. A statistically significant strong negative correlation was found between serum melatonin level and the severity of hearing loss.
- Subjects
SENSORINEURAL hearing loss; MELATONIN; SERUM; HEARING levels; AUDIOMETRY
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 3, p269
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14235/bas.galenos.2019.3459