The relationship between serum lipids and sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a relatively common condition that is usually of unknown etiology. A number of individual studies have investigated the association between various serum lipids and SSNHL; however, the findings have been inconsistent. In an attempt to obtain more definitive information on the relationship between serum lipids and SSNHL, we carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Medline, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were searched using the following key words: lipid, cholesterol, triglyceride, fat, serum, blood, sudden hearing loss, hearing loss, hearing disorders. Randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, and retrospective case-control studies involving patients with SSNHL and healthy controls tha

SUBMITTER: Chang IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395088 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature