Is there an association between the parameters of arterial stifness and tinnitus?

Gedikli Ö., Kemal Ö., Yildirim U., Cecen A. B., Karabulut H., Akçay M., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA, cilt.140, sa.2, ss.128-132, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 140 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00016489.2019.1668569
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.128-132
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tinnitus, arterial stiffness, pulse wave velocity, oscillometric method, STIFFNESS, DISEASE, EVENTS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Increasing arterial stiffness is associated with atherosclerosis and there is an association between atherosclerosis and tinnitus may occur. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between arterial stiffness and tinnitus using the central pulse-wave analysis method. Methods: This prospective, single center study included 98 participants, comprising 49 patients diagnosed with subjective idiopathic tinnitus (Group 1) and a control group of 49 healthy subjects (Group 2). The Mobil-O-Graph 24 h Pulse wave analysis (PWA) Monitor (I.E.M. GmbH, Stolberg, Germany) was used to determine the arterial stiffness and cardiovascular hemodynamic parameters. Central pulse pressure (CPP), Augmentation index and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were obtained with the device. Results: No statistically significant difference was determined between Groups in respect of age, smoking and hypertension (p > .05). Statistically significantly higher Central Pulse Pressure (CPP) values and pulse wave velocity were higher in Group 1 compared to the control group (p < .005). No statistical variation was detected in terms of the augmentation index (18.5 +/- 11.3 vs 16.7 +/- 10.3, p = .543). Conclusion: Our results marked that arterial stiffness is associated with tinnitus. The relationship was examined via oscillometric method, which is simple to perform and has been recommended in guidelines for the determination of cardiovascular event risk.