Original Research ArticleInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Publication: Hearing threshold of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis
Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;7(6):922-928.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212113
Abstract
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognised as a serious public health issue due to its many associated complications, including hearing loss (HL). The study aimed to determine the hearing threshold of adult patients with CKD undergoing haemodialysis.
Methods This was a prospective, hospital-based study of patients with CKD undergoing haemodialysis in a tertiary hospital in Kaduna, carried out between December 2017 and November 2018. Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained. Data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Statistical analysis was with t test and Chi square and level of significance was set at p 10 sessions of dialysis, 30 (78.9%) ears had HL. The difference between hearing threshold and sessions of dialysis was statistically significant (p=0.001).
Conclusions Hearing thresholds of CKD patients on dialysis was higher than those not on dialysis. Haemodialysis significantly affects the hearing thresholds of CKD patients.
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Affiliations
- Department of ENT, Federal Medical Center, Yola Adamawa, Nigeria
- Department of ENT, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria
- Department of ENT, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
- Department of Clinical Services, National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna, Nigeria
- Department of Internal Medicine, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria
- Department of ENT, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria