Effects of estrogen therapy on hearing in postmenopausal women

This study was undertaken to investigate how hormone therapy affects hearing in postmenopausal women. This prospective study involved 109 postmenopausal women. Twenty of the women were using estrogen therapy (ET group), 30 women were using hormone therapy (HT group), and 59 had not received hormone...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2004, Vol.190 (1), p.77-82
Main Authors: Kilicdag, Esra Bulgan, Yavuz, Haluk, Bagis, Tayfun, Tarim, Ebru, Erkan, Alper Nabi, Kazanci, Ferah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiometry
Auditory Threshold
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Conduction
Case-Control Studies
Estrogen therapy
Estrogens - therapeutic use
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Hearing - drug effects
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - prevention & control
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone therapy
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Postmenopausal
Postmenopause
Prospective Studies
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Summary:This study was undertaken to investigate how hormone therapy affects hearing in postmenopausal women. This prospective study involved 109 postmenopausal women. Twenty of the women were using estrogen therapy (ET group), 30 women were using hormone therapy (HT group), and 59 had not received hormone therapy of any kind (control group). Otoscopic examination revealed normal tympanic membranes in all 109 subjects. Each individual was tested with low- (250-2000 Hz) and high-frequency audiometry (4000-16000 Hz). Duration of hormone therapy was recorded, and patient characteristics (age, type of menopause, time since onset of menopause), body mass index (BMI), and hearing test results in the ET, HT, and control groups were compared. There were no statistically significant differences between the treatment (ET and HT group) and control groups with respect to age, BMI, or time since onset of menopause. The mean time on HT and ET was 4.13±2.41 years and 3.35±2.20 years, respectively. The mean air conduction results at low frequencies (250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz) in the ET group were significantly higher than the corresponding findings in the control group ( P
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2003.06.001