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  • Research Article   
  • Otolaryngology 2013, Vol 3(4): 143
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000143

Evaluation of Hearing Efficiency in Patients with Oral Sub mucous Fibrosis

Minal S Chaudhary1, Deepali P Mohite1*, Rolly Gupta1, Swati Patil1, Suchitra Gosavi2, Madhuri Gawande1 and Chinar Fating3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, , India
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology GDCandH, Nagpur, , India
3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, , India
*Corresponding Author : Dr. Deepali P Mohite, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Tel: 9850396672, Email: deepalipmohite@rediffmail.com

Received Date: Sep 10, 2013 / Accepted Date: Sep 23, 2013 / Published Date: Sep 30, 2013

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate hearing deficit in patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis.

Study background: A Cross Sectional study. Settings: The present work was carried out in the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. Subjects and methods: 20 patients clinically diagnosed as having OSMF were evaluated by audiometry.

Results: On comparing hearing loss in patients with grade I OSMF, there was a slight variation observed in values between Rt and Lt sides. Patients with grade II OSMF demonstrated hearing loss which was bilateral in 5 of the 9 patients with Conductive Hearing Loss (CHL). 4/9 patients had mild CHL on either Rt or Lt. sides. 5 cases in group II had normal hearing threshold on both sides. Patient with grade III OSMF had bilateral mild CHL.

Conclusion: Significant correlation was observed between the degree of fibrosis of the palatal muscles and hearing deficit.

Keywords: Oral submucous fibrosis, Audiometry, Conductive hearing loss

Citation: Chaudhary MS, Mohite DP, Gupta R, Patil S, Gosavi S, et al. (2013) Evaluation of Hearing Efficiency in Patients with Oral Sub mucous Fibrosis. Otolaryngology 3:143. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000143

Copyright: © 2013 Chaudhary MS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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