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Effects of primary Sjögren's syndrome on hearing and vestibular systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2022

B Ulusoy Open the ORCID record for B Ulusoy [Opens in a new window] ,
M Limon ,
S Yılmaz ,
B Çolpan ,
A A Aygün ,
M K Körez  and
Ö Erdur
B Ulusoy*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
M Limon
Affiliation:
Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
S Yılmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
B Çolpan
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
A A Aygün
Affiliation:
Audiovestibular Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
M K Körez
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
Ö Erdur
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Bülent Ulusoy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya 42075, Turkey E-mail: ulusoybulent@hotmail.com Fax: +90 3322 412 184
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate primary Sjögren's syndrome patients in terms of hearing and vestibular functions.

Methods

The patient group consisted of 35 individuals diagnosed with primary Sjögren's syndrome and a control group of 35 healthy individuals similar in terms of age and gender.

Results

The rate of hearing loss in the patient group was significantly higher than in the control group (p = 0.021). The N1 latency value for the ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials test was significantly longer in the patient group than in the control group (p = 0.037). Additionally, the posterior semicircular canal and lateral semicircular canal vestibulo-ocular reflex gain values were significantly lower than in the control group (p = 0.022 and p < 0.001, respectively).

Conclusion

These results indicate subclinical vestibular involvement and hearing loss in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials and video head impulse tests can be used to detect vestibular involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients.

Keywords

Head Impulse TestCervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsOcular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsHearing LossSjogren's Syndrome

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 12 , December 2022 , pp. 1254 - 1258
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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