A clinical study of the effects of different time durations of hemodialysis treatment on hearing function
SUN Ke-bing
LIU Ke
Abstract：Objective To investigate possible effects on hearing function of the patients who underwent different time durations of hemodialysis treatment.Methods To totally 51 patients (n=102 ears) receiving hemodialysis treatment were collected in our hospital from 2010-2013,and these patients were divided into four groups according to different time durations ofhemodialysis as follows:group B (time duration of hemodialysis＜ 1 year,n=26),group C (time duration ofhemodialysis was 1-2 years,n=24),group D (time duration of hemodialysis was 2-3 years,n=22) and group E (time duration of hemodialysis＞5 years,n=30).Another 20 normal persons with similar age and gender were selected as controls (n=40).The hearing function was examined using auditory brain response (ABR) test.Results The value of each group was (18.0±2.7) dB nHL (Control Group,n=40),(20.0±3.1) dB nHL (Group B,n=26),(22.0±3.3) dB nHL (Group C,n=24) and (24.0±3.9) dB nHL (Group D,n=22),28±4.3 dB nHL (Group E,n=30),respectively.The mean ABR threshold of all groups ofhemodialysis were found significantly higher than that of controls (P＜0.05).Furthermore,ABR threshold was found to increase with the prolonged time duration of hemodialysis among all examined groups (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion Hemodialysis could impair the hearing function;the degree of hearing impairment may correlate with prolonged time durations ofhemodialysis.
Keywords：uremiahemodialysishearing impairmentauditory brain response
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 738-740 )