Evaluation of cochlear function using transient evoked otoacoustic emission in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear functions in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).


METHODS
Fifty-six FMF patients (112 ears) and 30 healthy control subjects (60 ears) were included in the study. Transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) was investigated. Numerical measurements of TEOAE, except the correlation percentage (%), included response amplitude (dB) and signal/noise (SN) ratio.


RESULTS
There was no statistically significant difference in age and sex in the two groups. Mean TEOAE correlation percentage, signal/noise ratio, TEOAE amplitudes in 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 4 Hz frequency values were not different between the two groups (p>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
In this study using the TEOAE test, we found that FMF did not cause outer cell hair damage in children. In the literature, there is no study on outer cell hair damage in children or adults with FMF, so this is the first investigational study.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey. dr.iuysal@hotmail.com
Ismail Önder
IÖ
Uysal
Levent
L
Gürbüzler
Ali
A
Kaya
Sema
S
Koç
Sefa
S
Gültürk
Omer
O
Cevit
Suphi
S
Müderris
D000293:Adolescent; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors