| Autor: |
Kwatra, Devanshu, Kumar, Sunil, Singh, Gautam Bir, Biswas, Ratna, Upadhyay, Prabhakar |
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Ear, Nose & Throat Journal; June 2021, Vol. 100 Issue: Supplement 3 p277S-280S, 4p |
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Purpose: This study explores the changes in hearing thresholds in pregnancy.Materials and Methods: A prospective hospital-based observational study was performed with a total of 69 patients in the age-group of 18 to 40 years. Patients underwent hearing assessment twice during the study period. Conventional pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry were performed, first during the antepartum period (28-32 weeks of gestational age) and second time during the postpartum period (6 weeks postpartum).Results: Significant difference was seen between the average of air conduction threshold values at speech frequencies when antepartum values were compared with postpartum values.Conclusion: The alterations in hearing sensitivity in pregnant females which improved during the postpartum period can be attributed to pregnancy. |
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