Evaluation of hearing results in Behçet’s disease

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Objectives: Behçet's disease is an inflammatory rheumatic disease with recurrent scarring in the oral andgenital area, as well as skin, eye, joint, vein, and nerve involvement. The aim of the study was to investigatethe level of hearing in Behçet’s disease and whether there is a change in hearing levels as the level of thedisease increases.Methosd: In this study we examined 32 patients with Behçet’s disease and 50 healthy volunteers. All patientswere evaluated with audiometry, tympanometry and acoustic reflex tests, as well as detailed ear, nose, andthroat examinations.Results: Sensorineural hearing loss was observed in 9.3% of the patients with Behçet's disease, according tothe audiological data, and all patients were bilateral. We also observed sensorineural hearing loss to be the fifthmost common symptom in our study. Especially in high frequencies, there was positive correlation betweenhearing levels and disease exposure time (p < 0.05).Conclusions: We think that the audiological examinations should be included in the routine check-ups ofBehçet's patients. In addition, a follow-up assessment of the hearing level of these patients with high frequencyaudiometry may be more meaningful.