[The hearing manifestations of 350 patients of AIDS].
OBJECTIVE
To asses hearing loss in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its relationship with AIDS clinical stage.


METHODS
Pure-tone audiometry was carried out in 350 HIV-infected patients determined by ELISA and KIP methods.


RESULTS
Among 350 HIV positive patients, 45. 4% (159 case) had hearing loss. The incidence was higher than that (69/350, 19. 7%) in control group. There were 56 cases of sensorineural hearing loss,34 cases of conductive hearing loss and 69 cases of mixed type. Forty-nine patients suffered mild hearing loss with threshold of (30+/-5) dBHL on average, 69 cases suffered moderate hearing loss with threshold of (54+/-7)dBHL and 41 cases suffered severe hearing loss with threshold of (84+/-9)dBHL. The hearing loss was dominant at high frequencies [(37+/-78) : 44, P <0. 05], while it had no relationship with the severity of the AIDS disease itself( P >0. 05).


CONCLUSIONS
The hearing loss was dominant at high frequencies in HIV infected patients, while it may have no relationship with the severity of the AIDS disease itself.
Wang
Ying
Y
Department of Otolaryngology, the First Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Yang
Haibo
H
Dong
Mingmin
M
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult