Can Pregnancy Lead to Changes in Hearing Threshold?

Purpose: This study explores the changes in hearing thresholds in pregnancy. Materials and Methods: A prospective hospital-based observational study was performed with a total of 69 patients in the age-group of 18 to 40 years. Patients underwent hearing assessment twice during the study period. Conv...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2021-06, Vol.100 (3_suppl), p.277S-280S
Main Authors: Kwatra, Devanshu, Kumar, Sunil, Singh, Gautam Bir, Biswas, Ratna, Upadhyay, Prabhakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Audiology
Audiometry - methods
Auditory Threshold - physiology
Ears & hearing
Female
Hearing - physiology
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - physiopathology
Humans
Otolaryngology
Postpartum period
Postpartum Period - physiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology
Pregnancy Trimester, Third - physiology
Prospective Studies
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose: This study explores the changes in hearing thresholds in pregnancy. Materials and Methods: A prospective hospital-based observational study was performed with a total of 69 patients in the age-group of 18 to 40 years. Patients underwent hearing assessment twice during the study period. Conventional pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry were performed, first during the antepartum period (28-32 weeks of gestational age) and second time during the postpartum period (6 weeks postpartum). Results: Significant difference was seen between the average of air conduction threshold values at speech frequencies when antepartum values were compared with postpartum values. Conclusion: The alterations in hearing sensitivity in pregnant females which improved during the postpartum period can be attributed to pregnancy.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/0145561319871240