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Hypertension and cochlear hearing loss.

Authors :
Przewoźny, Tomasz
Gójska-Grymajło, Anna
Kwarciany, Mariusz
Gąsecki, Dariusz
Narkiewicz, Krzysztof
Source :
Blood Pressure. Aug2015, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p199-205. 7p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

This paper presents a review of experimental and clinical research on the contribution of hypertension to cochlear hearing loss. Hypertension is one of the crucial risk factors underlying pathophysiological processes taking place in the cochlea. Several mechanisms explaining these processes have been described, mainly in animal models, such as the disturbance of the inner ear potassium recycling process due to the detrimental action of natriuretic hormone, and the decrease in the cochlear oxygen partial pressure. Current evidence linking hypertension to sensorineural high-frequency cochlear hearing loss in humans may be confounded by other concomitant diseases or risk factors such as age, coronary artery disease, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, smoking and noise exposure. Therefore, further research in this field is clearly needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08037051
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Blood Pressure
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
103547537
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3109/08037051.2015.1049466