To describe the auditory function in a sample of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and to determine the conditional probability of occurrence among variables related to auditory characteristics through joint probability analysis.
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Discussion
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Audiologists should be aware that patients with ankylosing spondylitis may have elevated rates of hearing loss and cochlear dysfunction; consider including auditory screening in multidisciplinary care pathways for this population, though current evidence is observational and from a single tertiary center.
Recognising ankylosing spondylitis as a potential risk factor for audiovestibular pathology could expand audiology referral networks and prompt earlier hearing assessment in rheumatology clinics.
- 01Tertiary-institute study examining hearing and inner-ear balance function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
- 02Calculated conditional probability of audiovestibular pathologies and cochlear dysfunction in this population.
- 03Ankylosing spondylitis is not traditionally associated with hearing loss, making this an underexplored area.
- 04Single-center design limits generalisability of findings.
- 05Hearing loss in systemic inflammatory diseases is a growing research interest.
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have a measurable probability of audiovestibular pathologies and cochlear dysfunction.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42913618
- DOI
- 10.24875/CIRU.24000427.
- Journal
- Cirugía y Cirujanos
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients with ankylosing spondylitis attending a tertiary institute
- Intervention
- Auditory and vestibular function assessment
Primary outcomes
Prevalence of hearing loss; Probability of audiovestibular pathologies; Cochlear dysfunction