Is COPD associated with alterations in hearing? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

COPD is an irreversible or persistent airflow obstruction, which affects up to 600 million people globally. The primary purpose of this systematic review was to explore the COPD-based alteration in the auditory system function by conducting a quantitative analysis of presently published data.

Materials and methods

We systematically searched seven diverse electronic databases and manual searching of references to identify relevant studies. Data from the selected studies were rated by two investigators independently in a blinded fashion. Meta-analysis was done on pooled data using Cochrane's Review Manager 5.3.

Results

Sixteen articles received suitable scores and were thus included for further processes. Hearing loss (HL) was defined as a change in

SUBMITTER: Bayat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312399 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature