Journals / Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi / 2026 / Volume: 6 Issue: 1

AUDIOLOGIC FINDINGS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

PARKİNSON HASTALIĞINDA ODYOLOJİK BULGULAR

Büşra Kaynakoğlu(Selçuk üniversitesi sağlık Bilimleri fakültesi odyoloji bölümü)0000-0003-0528-1086
Mustafa Gokcan(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ANKARA TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-4160-7349
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2025-02-28
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However, the thresholds were higher in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, especially in 6 and 8 kHz hearing thresholds.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: This study aimed to describe the audiologic findings of individuals with Parkinson's Disease and investigate the relationship between hearing impairments and the disease.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Thirty-nine individuals aged 47-80 with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease were included as the study group, and 20 individuals aged 48-78 without neurological disorder were included as the control group. 0,125-8 kHz pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, the standardized Mini-Mental test, tympanometry, and the ipsilateral acoustic reflex test were performed by applying descriptive statistics or comparing groups.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, the thresholds were higher in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, especially in 6 and 8 kHz hearing thresholds.
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⚙️Variables:Parkinson’s disease · Pure tone audiometry · Hearing threshold

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Purpose: This study aimed to describe the audiologic findings of individuals with Parkinson's Disease and investigate the relationship between hearing impairments and the disease. Methods: Thirty-nine individuals aged 47-80 with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease were included as the study group, and 20 individuals aged 48-78 without neurological disorder were included as the control group. 0,125-8 kHz pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, the standardized Mini-Mental test, tympanometry, and the ipsilateral acoustic reflex test were performed by applying descriptive statistics or comparing groups. Results: There were no significant differences between the study and control groups for pure tone mean, speech recognition threshold, speech discrimination score, and most comfortable hearing level between the right and left ears and between the groups (p≥0.005). Acoustic reflex thresholds of 0,5-2 kHz in 21 individuals and 4 kHz in 18 individuals in the study group; acoustic reflex thresholds of 0,5-2 kHz in 15 individuals and 4 kHz in 14 individuals in the control group. According to the data obtained, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups regarding acoustic reflex thresholds obtained in the 0,5-4 kHz range (p≥0.005). Conclusion: There was no difference between the study group and the control group in terms of pure tone average, 0,125-8 kHz air conduction and 0,5-4 kHz bone conduction hearing thresholds, speech recognition threshold, speech discrimination score, most comfortable hearing level, and ipsilateral acoustic reflex results for the right and left ears. However, the thresholds were higher in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, especially in 6 and 8 kHz hearing thresholds.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Parkinson Hastalığı olan bireylerin odyolojik bulgularını tanımlamak ve işitme bozuklukları ile hastalık arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Yöntem: Araştırmaya idiopatik Parkinson Hastalığı tanısı almış 47-80 yaş aralığında 39 birey çalışma grubu olarak ve herhangi bir nörolojik bozukluğu olmayan 48-78 yaş aralığında 20 birey kontrol grubu olarak çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Bu katılımcılara 0,125-8 kHz saf ses odyometri, konuşma odyometrisi, standardize Mini Mental test, timpanometri ve ipsilateral akustik refleks testi uygulanarak tanımlayıcı istatistikler verilmiş veya gruplar arası karşılaştırmalar yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma ve kontrol grupları için sağ ve sol kulak arasında ve gruplar arasında saf ses ortalaması, konuşmayı tanıma eşiği, konuşmayı ayırt etme skoru ve en rahat duyma seviyesi sonuçları için anlamlı farklılık bulunamamıştır (p≥0,005). Çalışma grubunda 21 katılımcıda 0,5-2 kHz, 18 katılımcıda 4 kHz akustik refleks eşikleri; kontrol grubunda 15 katılımcıda 0,5-2 kHz, 14 katılımcıda 4 kHz akustik refleks eşikleri elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere göre iki grup arasında 0,5-4 Hz aralığında elde edilen akustik refleks eşikleri açısından da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır (p≥0,005). Sonuç: Çalışma grubu ile kontrol grubu arasında sağ ve sol kulak için saf ses ortalaması, 0,125-8 kHz hava yolu, 0,5-4 kHz kemik yolu işitme eşikleri, konuşmayı tanıma eşiği, konuşmayı ayırt etme skoru, en rahat duyma seviyesi ve ipsilateral akustik refleks sonuçları açısından farklılık tespit edilememiştir. Ancak, özellikle 6 ve 8 kHz frekans işitme eşiklerinde Parkinson tanılı bireylerde eşiklerin daha yüksek olduğu ifade edilebilmektedir.

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Kaynakoğlu, B., Gokcan, M. (2025). AUDIOLOGIC FINDINGS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi, Volume: 6 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.70813/ssd.1598913

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