EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON SENSORINEURAL HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN AGED PATIENTS

Aim: This study was designed with the aim to analyse the hearing and smoking status in elderly patients who were smokers' related to sensorineural hearing loss with age-matched control subjects, non-smokers. Methodology: In this analytic study, 40 subjects were included among which 20 patients were elderly patients who were smokers and 20 were age-matched control subjects, non-smokers. In all aged subjects, all participants were examined with PTA. Results: A significant correlation was found between smoking status hearing impairment (p<0.05). Smoking was found to be highly correlated with sensorineural hearing impairment. The hearing loss was of sensorineural type, with the mild type (26-40 dB) of hearing loss being the most common among the aged patients with smokers. Conclusion: Smoking damage anti-oxidative systems and tissue metabolism. We have underlined a clear correlation between the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment &smoking. Our findings may result in future screening of smokers to identify any hearing impairment for improving smoking cessation interventions.