Auditory impairments in HIV-infected individuals in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Abnormal hearing tests have been noted in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in several studies, but the nature of the hearing deficit has not been clearly defined. The authors performed a cross-sectional study of both HIV+ and HIV- individuals in Tanzania by using an audiological test battery. The authors hypothesized that HIV+ adults would have a higher prevalence of abnormal central and peripheral hearing test results compared with HIV- controls. In addition, they anticipated that the prevalence of abnormal hearing assessments would increase with antiretroviral therapy (ART) use and treatment for tuberculosis (TB).

Design

Pure-tone thresholds, distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), tympanometry, and a gap-detection test were perfor

SUBMITTER: Maro II 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3999286 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature