Relationship Between Hypertension and Hearing Loss and Analysis of the
Related Factors
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of hearing loss
and hearing threshold at different frequencies in hypertensive patients.
To analyze the factors related to hearing loss and hearing threshold at
different frequencies in hypertensive patients.
Design:Observational Studies. From inpatient ward, clinical,
biological and hospital data were collected. Setting:Single
center population-based observational study. Participants:We
considered 517 patients (1034 ears),either with hypertension or without
hypertension. Main outcome measures:We considered the
proportion of hearing loss, the average hearing threshold, low-frequency
hearing threshold, medium-frequency hearing threshold, and
high-frequency hearing threshold. The risk factors related to hearing
loss, mean hearing threshold, low-frequency hearing threshold,
medium-frequency hearing threshold, and high-frequency hearing threshold
were searched. Results: Compared with the non-hypertensive
group, the proportion of hearing loss in the hypertensive group was
higher ( P < 0.05). After including risk factors of
cardiovascular disease and ambulatory blood pressure parameters in the
regression model, the factors related to hearing loss included Albumin
creatinine ratio (ACR) and the standard deviation of 24-hour systolic
blood pressure (24h-SSD). ACR, 24h-SSD, and day systolic blood pressure
(Day SBP) were associated with mean hearing threshold, low-frequency
hearing threshold, medium-frequency hearing threshold, and
high-frequency hearing threshold. The area under the receiver operating
characteristic curve of ACR+24h-SSD for hearing loss was 0.873 with a
sensitivity of 86.73%, specificity of 90.52%, and 95% confidence
interval of 0.821–0.914. Thus, ACR combined with 24h-SSD had a high
predictive efficiency for hearing loss. Conclusion:
Hypertension may be a cause of hearing loss, and the related factors
include ACR and 24h-SSD.