Maloko LH Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Presbycusis,Auditory brainstem response,Pure tone audiometry
University of Jinan, Jinan, China
i am Maloko LH belonging to the University of Jinan, intrested in the field of Presbycusis; Auditory brainstem response; Pure tone audiometry from Jinan, China.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Ouaye JP, Fan XT, Mahulu EM, Xiao J, Maloko LH, Wang XW and Xu AT
Background: Presbycusis is a complex phenomenon resulting from an elevation hearing levels as well as changes in auditory processing. Chronic diseases such as diabetes (D), arterial hypertension (H) may act as an accelerating factor in agerelated degeneration of the auditory system. The most used diagnostic test is PTA, ABR is recorded when the pure tone audiometry cannot be access.
Objective: to compare the relation between ABR and PTA threshold in presbycusis patients and evaluate the influence of diabetes and/or hypertension on the relationship between ABR and PTA threshold.
Material and methods: This is a prospective hospital-based study on the comparison between ABR and PTA of presbycusis patients (≥ 50 years... view moreĀ»