Increased risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with depressive disorders: population-based cohort study.
J Laryngol Otol
; 130(1): 42-9, 2016 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26611115
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the incidence rates and risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss among patients with depressive disorders.METHOD:
Data for 27 547 patients with newly diagnosed depressive disorders and 27 547 subjects without depressive disorders between 2001 and 2008 were yielded from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss incidence at the end of 2011 was determined. Cumulative incidence and adjusted hazard ratio were computed.RESULTS:
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss incidence was 1.45 times higher in the depressive disorders group compared to the non-depressive disorders group (p = 0.0041), with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.460. A significant increased risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss was noted in patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and hyperlipidaemia (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION:
The results suggest an increased risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with depressive disorders. Co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and hyperlipidaemia significantly aggravated the risk. Depressive disorders might be considered a risk factor for sudden sensorineural hearing loss. It remains to be seen whether control of depressive disorders can decrease the incidence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with depressive disorders.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hearing Loss, Sudden
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Depressive Disorder
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Journal subject:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China