Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı Hastalarındaki İşitme Sisteminin Değerlendirilmesi

Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of chronic hypoxemia on auditory functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Materials and Methods: Sixty patients who had pulmonary function test (PFT) and diagnosed with COPD were included in the study. Four studygroups and a control group were created in the study. Each study group was determined based on forced expiratory volume (FEV1) and FEV1/forcedvital capacity (FVC) ratio. Groups consisted of mild, moderate, severe and very severe COPD patients. Each group included 15 patients. The controlgroup consisted of 30 patients with an FEV1/FVC ratio of >70%. All patients underwent pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emission (OAE) test.Results: According to the audiological evaluation, a statistically significant difference was found between the severe and very severe group andthe control group (p%70 olan 30 hastadan oluşuyordu. Tüm hastalara saf ton odyometri ve otoakustik emisyon (OAE) testi uygulandı. Bulgular: Odyolojik değerlendirmeye göre şiddetli ve çok şiddetli grup ile kontrol grubu arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulundu (p