Hearing Loss and Osteoporosis

Audiological Profiling in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

To compare the audiological profiles in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis and to examine the pattern of hearing loss in osteoporotic patients. postmenopausal women will be separated as normal, osteopenic and osteoporotic according to bone mineral densitometry results. The evaluation of hearing test will be done in these groups and the results will be compared between the groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between 45-60 years
• postmenopausal women

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women over 60 years old,
• acute or chronic otitis media,
• ear surgery,
• use of ototoxic drugs,
• congenital hearing loss,
• previous long-term steroid use,
• malignant or benign neoplasm of the brain,
• Patients with a history of exposure to noise were excluded from the study.