The frequency of dyslipidemia in patients with idiopathic tinnitus

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the presence of dyslipidemia in blood biochemistry of patients with idiopathic tinnitus and to point out that dyslipidemia poses a risk to coronary artery disease. METHODS: Blood lipoprotein values and age and gender were compared between 158 patients with idiopathic tinnitus and 160 patients without tinnitus. Results were statistically evaluated. RESULTS: In total, more than half of 318 patients had high blood cholesterol levels. In both groups, the cholesterol average was 215 mg/dl. Furthermore, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were higher than normal. However, no statistically significant difference was determined in the comparison of Cholesterol, HDL, and LDL levels in both groups (p