a Record control number 000298572200010

a ISSN 1308-7649

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WV100.3

b Item number .R65 2011

a Personal name Inancli, Hasan Mete.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title The Role of Homocysteine in Tinnitus Etiology

c Statement of responsibility, etc Hasan Mete Inancli, Serap Soytac Inancli, Ahmet Ural, Murat Enoz, Ahmet Kutluhan.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Mediterranean Soc Otology & Audiology,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Ankara :

a Summary, etc Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between homocysteine levels and tinnitus.Methodology: Ninety-nine patients admitted to our clinic with the complaint of tinnitus between June 2004 and January 2007 were included in our study. The patients were divided into four groups; Group 1 and 2: tinnitus with/without coexisting diseases, Group 3 and 4 tinnitus with/without hearing loss. Group 1 includes patients with tinnitus and coexisting disease, and Group 2 includes patients with tinnitus without any other coexisting disease. Group 3, includes patients with tinnitus and hearing loss and Group 4 includes patients with tinnitus without hearing loss. Plasma homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels were detected and compared among these four groups.Results: The ages of the 99 subjects were between 19-70 (mean age 49.48 years); 62 were male and 37 female. Of the 99 patients with tinnitus, 43 (43.4%) were in group A, 56 (56.5%) in group B. The most frequent coexisting disease was hypertension, followed by diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia which was detected by an internal medicine specialist. When group 1 was compared with group 2 and group 3 with group 4, there was no statistically significant difference in the homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels between the groups.Conclusion: Our study found no statistically significant difference between patient groups in regard to the plasma levels of homocysteine and vitamin B(12). Their role in the etiology and therapy of tinnitus may need further investigation.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Otorhinolaryngology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Stroke

g Relationship information 2011, Vol 7 Issue 3, p339-342

t Title Journal Of International Advanced Otology

x International Standard Serial Number 13087649